- Visible outcomes are the result of years of effort applied in the same direction when no one is watching. It looks sexy, but it’s incredibly boring on a daily basis. Shane Parrish
- “In the pursuit of trying to be all things to all people or trying to live up to another person’s expectations, do you find yourself saying ‘Yes’ when you wish you’d said ‘No?’ When something is not in your best interest or goes against your values, learn to refuse and graciously reply, “No.” ― Susan C. Young
- “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” ― Germany Kent
- Learning to be alone and enjoying it is a superpower. Naval Ravikant
- In a world obsessed with speed, never forget things of real worth and value take time. Thibaut
- “The wiser you become, the more setbacks motivate you.” ― Maxime Lagacé
- Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement. Albert Camus
- “Even though we knew she was going to die eventually, when it happened it was still a terrible, rude shock. I thought I was prepared, but when it happened I fell apart. That’s when I realized I’d been hanging on to the hope, however slim, that as long as she was alive she might somehow get better.” ― Hope Edelman, Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss
- “I don’t need your praiseto survive. I was here first, before you were here, beforeyou ever planted a garden.And I’ll be here when only the sun and moonare left, and the sea, and the wide field.I will constitute the field.” ― Louise Glück, The Wild Iris
- “Sometimes when things seem like they are falling apart, they are actually falling into place.” ― Zaid Ismail, The Egosystem: A synopsis of the human condition
- The most obsessed becomes the most talented. Maxime Lagacé
- Don’t get too high when you win or too low when you lose. Thibaut (See also: stoic quotes)
- “There will be times in your life when things simply have to be replaced because they are tired, broken, worn out, harmful, outdated, or irrelevant. Take an inventory of the things that no longer serve your best and highest good so you can replace them with things which do.” ― Susan C. Young
- “What needs to be cleansed and refreshed in your life? What yucky stuff has created a stagnant and negative environment that muddies your waters and depletes your energy? Be willing to stir things up and make it messy for a short while so you may enjoy more clarity ad vibrancy for a long while.” ― Susan C. Young
- A man’s got to lose more than money to be broke. John Graham
- “Like the butterfly, you will also go through stages of change, rebirth, and new beginnings for transformation and renewal. Use these changes to create a clarity of purpose for a personal renaissance. Break out of your comfort zone, shed old layers, and stretch in your potential to become your best self. Be free of outdated limitations, experience rebirth and take flight.” ― Susan C. Young
- Every time you overcome yourself a little bit more, the side effect is that you love yourself a little bit more. Joe Dispenza
- “Don’t wish for a good life if you’re not ready to suffer.” ― Maxime Lagacé
- “Reconciling is about cleaning out your psychic closet. Do you have unresolved issues which are draining your reserves, causing hurt feelings, filling you with regret, or taxing your tenacity? Reconciling can allow you to move forward with acceptance and surrender, rather than berating yourself for what cannot be changed. Are you ready to enjoy peace?” ― Susan C. Young
- “Simply through the process of living life and adapting to change, you may have lost something which you once enjoyed or took for granted. Reclaim your power by speaking up, standing up, standing out, and taking action. Reclaim your positivity by surrounding yourself with happy and proactive people.” ― Susan C. Young
- “As you move through the seasons of change and make a deliberate decision to Review and Redo along the way, you can begin to see everything from a fresh perspective. This will generate new opportunities for making things better or creating something completely brand new.” ― Susan C. Young
- “There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who do not. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living.” ― José N. Harris
- “Reframing encourages you to say, ‘Let’s look at this another way.’ By changing the frame around a situation, you not only change your perception of it, but its meaning for you as well. If you were to take one painting and view it in three different frames, each combination would offer a completely different presentation. Your perceptions work the same way.” ― Susan C. Young
- No one pays any attention to your mistakes. They are focused on their own. Sahil Lavingia
- “To live from vibrant love in a world where degrading structures prevail—this is both our predicament and its answer.” ― Ralph De La Rosa, Don’t Tell Me to Relax: Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage, Feels, and Freak-Outs
- “He had seen a bit of life and wore the scars to prove it.” ― Paul Carter
- Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible. Claude Bissel
- “It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” ― Germany Kent
- “Some things cannot be fixed. They can only be carried.” ― Megan Devine, It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand
- We win by forgetting to keep score. Jack Butcher