Win the Day Quotes

“time is measured in minutes, while life is measured in moments.”
― Mark Batterson, Win the Day: 7 Daily Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More

“The load of to-morrow,” said Osler, “added to that of yesterday, carried to-day makes the strongest falter.”[5] It’s true, isn’t it? We feel overwhelmed by yesterday’s mistakes and underqualified for tomorrow’s opportunities. We feel so overwhelmed, so underqualified, that we’re tempted to quit before we even start. And that’s what many people do. Their lives are over before they even begin. They stop living and start dying. More than a century later, Osler’s words still echo. In a day of endless distractions, an age of ceaseless change, they ring true now more than ever. So many people are so overwhelmed by so many things! We’re paralyzed by things we cannot change—the past. We’re crippled by things we cannot control—the future. The solution? Osler’s age-old advice is as good a place to start as any: let go of “dead yesterdays” and “unborn to-morrows.”[6] The secret to Sir William Osler’s success is the solution to a thousand problems. Instead of fixating on things that lie dimly at a distance, concentrate on what lies clearly at hand. Simply put, focus on inputs rather than outcomes. If yesterday is history and tomorrow is mystery, win the day! When you win today, tomorrow takes care of itself. Do that enough days in a row and you can accomplish almost anything! How do you win the day? For starters, you have to define the win: What’s important now? Identify the lead measures that will produce the results you want. Establish daily rituals that will make your life more meaningful. Break bad habits by establishing good habits; then habit stack”
― Mark Batterson, Win the Day: 7 Daily Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More

“Potential is God’s gift to us, and what we do with it is our gift to God.”
― Mark Batterson, Win the Day: 7 Daily Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More

“you wait until you’re ready, you’ll be waiting the rest of your life. You’ll never find perfect conditions, and you’ll never be ready. My mantra? If you get a green light from God—go, set, ready!”
― Mark Batterson, Win the Day: 7 Daily Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More

“The survey consisted of one question: If you had your life to live all over again, what would you do differently? Three replies emerged as a consensus. One, risk more. Two, reflect more. Three, do more things that live on after you die.”
― Mark Batterson, Win the Day: 7 Daily Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More

“truth is, part of me is every age. I’m a three-year-old, I’m a five-year-old, I’m a thirty-seven-year-old, I’m a fifty-year-old. I’ve been through all of them, and I know what it’s like. I delight in being a child when it’s appropriate to be a child. I delight in being a wise old man when it’s appropriate to be a wise old man. Think of all I can be! I am every age, up to my own.23”
― Mark Batterson, Win the Day: 7 Daily Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More

“God can deliver in a day, no doubt. But you’ve got to back up that deliverance with daily habits that fortify your newfound freedom. If you don’t, it’ll be short lived. You’ll end up right back where you started”
― Mark Batterson, Win the Day: 7 Daily Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More