It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.
It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.
We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.
Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one.
You see, it's never the environment; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them - that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow.
Nothing has to happen for me to feel good! I feel good because I'm alive! Life is a gift, and I revel in it.
If you talk about it, it's a dream, if you envision it, it's possible, but if you schedule it, it's real.
The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1) You clearly decide what it is that you're absolutely committed to achieving, (2) You're willing to take massive action, (3) You notice what's working or not, and (4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using whatever life gives you along the way.
Our beliefs about what we are and what we can be precisely determine what we can be
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.
You must know that in any moment a decision you make can change the course of your life forever, the very next person who you stand behind in line or sit next to on an aeroplane, the very next phone call you make or receive, the very next movie you see or book you read or page you turn could be the one single thing that causes the floodgates to open, and all of the things that you've been waiting for to fall into place.
Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision.
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
Basically, you can live your life in one of two ways. You can let your brain run you the way it has in the past. You can let it flash any picture or sound or feeling, and you can respond automatically on cue, like a Pavlovian dog responding to a bell. Or you can choose to consciously run your brain yourself. You can implant the cues you want. You can take bad experiences and sap them of their strength and power. You can represent them to yourself in a way that no longer overpowers you, a way that "cuts them down" to a size where you know you can effectively handle things.
More than anything else, I believe it's our decisions, not the conditions of our lives that determine our destiny.
Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.
If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviours and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve.
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