The difference between self-confidence and conceit is as simple as love and fear. Jesus was self-confident ... Hitler was afraid.
You can't fight fire with fire, or fear with fear.
Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control.
Mistakes are just 'mis-takes,' or an action that we took that missed.
Trusting fear, while fearing trust and happiness often creates a less than happy life.
Sleep is simply a chemical change in our brain and body (melatonin) - It?s not a place we go, it is a state of being that we fall into.
Nothing destroys a relationship quicker than our fears of inadequacy and loss.
One key to success is knowing the difference between knowledge and wisdom. One is information from the past while the other is the key to the future.
The cooperative, creative, and flexible parts of your children reside in the joyful part of their brain.
As we interact with others, we can either be a person who is bringing out their best or pointing out their worst. Regardless, however, our choice is always more information about us than them.
You can't 'cope with' change anymore than you can 'manage' stress.
The problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
But if your work is your art, a personal reflection of who you are, the only person who can do that better than you, is a future you.
The true measure of our belief in the validity of our values is our willingness to act upon them.
One barrier to being a great parent is the mistaken belief that we are raising kids.
All of life presents itself as a cycle of cause and effect. When this cycle is negative, there are three ways to change. You can change the cause, change the effect, or choose the most powerful option become the cause!
You never want to tie your responsibility to another's irresponsibility.
When the question is either/or, the answer is almost alwaysboth/and.
The past exists not as a factual recounting of what happened, but as an experience that we are constantly recreating in our mind which means we CAN change the past!
When people feel criticized, they almost always defend the behavior you want them to change.
Autonomy, Purpose, & Mastery: If you are having difficulty creating the life you want, chances are one or more of these are missing.
The key to changing our past, present, and future is to create our piece of the PIE (our Perceptions, Interpretations, & Expectations) on purpose.
The most successful form of correction is when the "other" feels informed versus chastised.
Everything that happens in our lives is "good information" about the degree to which our choices are working for us. We can, however, choose to believe that we are a victim of the world we see, and have no choices. And, of course, we will receive "good information" about this belief as well.
Children don't know that they are lovable until they are loved. They need to see it in our eyes before they can accept it in their hearts.
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