Clearer, Closer, Better Quotes

“Zooming out and capturing a broader swatch of our lived experience can better position us to find patterns in our behavior. When we see our choices for what they really are, rather than what we want them to be, we can piece together the puzzle of our lives in more optimal ways.”
― Emily Balcetis, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World

“Becoming is better than being.”
― Emily Balcetis, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World

“When the set of choices we consider expands beyond those that lie right in front of our eyes, we plan better for the future.”
― Emily Balcetis, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World

“Look for the places where we can improve, acknowledging the shortcomings they imply. Frame up the constructive criticisms. They are the stepping stones to success.”
― Emily Balcetis, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World

“Mela was born in Bayamo. And a quick look at history would tell you that growing up there at that time was rough. In Cuba, the ration book for 1968, the year of his birth, for example, allowed each person to buy two shirts and two pairs of shoes a year, three pounds of rice and twenty cans of evaporated milk a month, three-quarters of a pound of meat and three ounces of coffee a week, and a liter of fresh milk a day for each child.”
― Emily Balcetis, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World

“Accepting the possibility, or even likelihood, of failure is becoming an embraced part of corporate culture worldwide.”
― Emily Balcetis, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World