Be Where Your Feet Are Quotes

“Making the most of each moment and ridding ourselves of the toxic habit of constantly looking forward to the next thing. Be where your feet are.”
― Scott M. O'Neil, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

“If you must look back, do so forgivingly. If you must look forward, do so prayerfully. However, the wisest thing you can do is to be present in the present. Gratefully. —Maya Angelou”
― Scott M. O'Neil, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

“Rich helped me contemplate, create, and commit to a Leadership Constitution through the following guidance and focus: A constitution is an articulation of the core qualities that you are. It’s not the roles you play. It’s what you bring to the roles you play. A constitution is always expressed in the positive. There are no negative traits in a Leadership Constitution. If negative traits have found their way into your constitution, it’s a function of allowing the intellect to hijack the process. Don’t let it do that. A constitution is not aspirational. It’s not what you want or hope or strive to be “one day.” It’s who you are committed to being. In every moment. There are no qualifiers, mollifiers, softeners of any kind in a constitution. None. A constitution is not based on sentiment, past behavior, or even current behavior. Often, we have core attributes that we are not living true to. When this occurs, we experience suffering—or cause suffering for those around us. Consider that there are two valid ways to arrive at core attributes: the contemplative way—simply looking deep within and noticing—and through observing any area in which you experience suffering. Where we suffer can nearly always be traced back to a core attribute that our actions and behavior are not lining up with. A constitution is what you stand for. It’s the qualities that you are, that matter most to you, because you say so. It’s not merely what you think of yourself, and it has nothing to do with opinions you may have of yourself or judgments you may hold against yourself. It’s a bold, audacious statement of your core. A constitution, once articulated, is practiced through the act of declaring with witnesses who will hold you accountable. Rich”
― Scott M. O'Neil, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

“All we had to do was complete the same two statements Michael had hanging in his office in his declaration: I declare that I am … and You can count on me to … Simple? Sure. But far from easy. Do it right, and you will find yourself digging deep inside.”
― Scott M. O'Neil, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

“The important part is to set an intention for your day and for your life. A daily mantra is one way to do that; another is creating a Leadership Constitution.”
― Scott M. O'Neil, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

“Nelson Family Values CLEAN thoughts, words, bodies SMART church, books, decisions POSITIVE attitude, actions, influence RESPECTFUL family, elders, peers LOVING children of God … And TOUGH”
― Scott M. O'Neil, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

“challenging me to identify who I wanted to become and why.”
― Scott M. O'Neil, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

“How you live is truly a choice. What you’re going to do and who you are going to do it with, those are choices only you can make. That was my “aha” moment.”
― Scott M. O'Neil, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded, and Thriving