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Successful people’s lives have shown us over and over again that the quality of our lives is determined not by what happens to us, but rather by what we do about what happens.
“It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.” —Edmund Spenser
Einstein once said, “Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.”
your state has awesome power, and you can control it. You don’t have to be at the mercy of whatever comes your way. There is a factor that determines
“Man is what be believes.” —Anton Chekhov
“They can because they think they can.” —Virgil
Albert Einstein said, “Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.”
If you can do one thing you thought was utterly impossible, it causes you to rethink your beliefs.
“The mind is its own place, and in it self Can make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n.” —John Molton
belief is the foundation of excellence.
Belief #1: Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves us.
Belief #2: There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
Mark Twain once said, “There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.” He’s right. People who believe in failure are almost guaranteed a mediocre existence. Failure is something that is just not perceived by people who achieve greatness. They don’t dwell on it. They don’t attach negative emotions to something that doesn’t work.
“Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.” —William Shakespeare
Belief #3: Whatever happens, take responsibility. Another attribute great leaders and achievers have in common is that they operate from the belief that they create their world. The phrase you’ll hear time and again is, “I am responsible. I’ll take care of it.”
