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101 " why is it you show more passion for your past than you do for your future? "
― Gary John Bishop , Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life
102 " Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic philosopher turned Roman emperor, said, “Here is a rule to remember in the future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not ‘This is misfortune,’ but ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune. "
103 " When you stick to what you’re comfortable with, doing the same things you’ve always done, you’re in effect living in the past—not moving forward. You’re repeating things and behaviors that at one time in your life were risky since you didn’t know what they would lead to, but have since turned into routine. Think about it: How can you go to new places if you never leave the house? How can you make friends and start romances without meeting new people? How can you do anything new by doing what you’ve always done? "
104 " The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Therefore, guard accordingly, and take that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.” - Marcus Aurelius "
105 " How can you go to new places if you never leave the house? How can you make friends and start romances without meeting new people? How can you do anything new by doing what you’ve always done? "
106 " In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” —Theodore Roosevelt "
107 " As I consistently say to my clients, you don’t have to feel like today is your day, you just have to act like it is. "
108 " When you expect nothing, you’re living in the moment. You’re not worrying about the future or rejecting the past. You’re simply embracing your situation as it comes. When you accept everything, that doesn’t mean you are okay with it or that you agree with it, but simply that you are owning it and in charge of it. "
109 " As you’ve probably noticed, when you do try to stay in your comfort zone, you never truly feel comfortable. There’s always that nagging feeling that you could be doing more. There’s always that desire for a life that’s better than the one you have now. "
110 " Often the reason you can’t see the solution is because you’re too close to the problem. Zoom out a little, zoom out a LOT and look at the big picture. This is a phenomenon similar to what psychologists call “cognitive restructuring”—shifting the way in which your problems are presenting themselves in your life. "
111 " Life won’t stop for your pauses and procrastinations. It won’t stop for your confusion or fear. It will continue right along without you. "
112 " Fuck how you feel, ACT! "
113 " Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” - Dale Carnegie "
114 " You might be dreading it but you can do it. It’s not the task that’s important, it’s the life that’s available after that’s at stake here. When you are free to be open and available, with nothing held back, no lies, no withholds or half-truths, you really are your most expressive, most alive self. "
115 " If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.” - Epictetus "
116 " Remember that the next time you’re not “feeling it.” When you’re not in the mood to go to work or take a significant step in life. When you’re doubting yourself too much to get started. Forget all of it. Just take that first step. And the next one. And the next one. You are not your thoughts. Act. You are what you do. "
117 " You’re always winning because your brain is wired to. The trouble comes when what you really want—on a subconscious level—and what you say you want are different, sometimes radically so. "
118 " Focus on the things you can control and release yourself from worrying about what you can’t, like the weather, the Dow Jones, or what your neighbor thinks about your haircut. "
119 " Your future is not the answer to your present. "
120 " If you’re not willing to take the actions to change your situation—in other words, if you’re willing to put up with your situation—then, whether you like it or not, that is the life you have chosen. "