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161 " Truth is what God says about you,” answered Mr. Erwin. “Truth is who you truly are. As I told you the other day, you are a child of God. That's truth. You are loved by God. That's truth. You were born with greatness inside of you, to do great things. That's truth. The power within you is more powerful than the circumstances around you. That's truth. "
― Jon Gordon , The Garden: A Spiritual Fable about Ways to Overcome Fear, Anxiety, and Stress
162 " Ninety percent of doctor visits are stress related, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the #1 cause of office stress is coworkers and their complaining, according to Truejobs.com. "
― Jon Gordon , The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work
163 " Jesus said Fear not over 300 times because He knew our focus needed to be on God's love, not our fear. God's perfect love casts out fear. So "
164 " People are most energized when they are using their strengths toward a bigger purpose "
165 " gentle dog and then I have this angry, mean-spirited, and negative dog and they fight all the time. I don’t know which is going to win.” The wise man thinks for a moment and he says, “I know which is going to win. The one you feed the most, so feed the positive dog. "
― Jon Gordon , The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
166 " To develop a strong culture on the team level, we started to evaluate players on their character and attitudes in addition to their football skills. Changes to the roster were not solely based on the players' abilities on the field. We also looked very closely at the intangibles that each player would bring to the locker room. We wanted to have team members who were going to positively represent the organization on and off the field. It was important that we had players who were going to be good teammates and citizens. "
― Jon Gordon , You Win in the Locker Room First: The 7 C's to Build a Winning Team in Business, Sports, and Life