By Marc & Angel
“I cannot control everything that happens; I can only control the way I respond to what happens. In my response is my power.”
“I will not get caught up in what could’ve been or should’ve been. I will look instead at the power and possibility of what is, right now.”
“I have to accept whatever comes my way, and the only important thing is that I meet it with the best I have to give.”
“Making mistakes is always better than faking perfections.” (Read The Gifts of Imperfection.)
“I will never be as good as everyone tells me when I win, and I will never be as bad as I think when I lose.”
“I will think less about managing my problems and more about managing my mindset. I will keep it positively focused.”
“A challenge only becomes an obstacle if I bow to it.”
“I will get back up. Again, and again. The faster I recover from setbacks, the faster I’ll get where I’m going in life.”
“I will not try to hide from my fears, because I know they are not there to scare me. They are there to let me know that something is worth it.”
“There is a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion. Life is too short. I will invest in the activities that deeply move me.”
“If I don’t have time for what matters, I will stop doing things that don’t.”
“I cannot build a reputation and legacy for myself based on what I am going to (maybe) do someday.”
“The future can be different than the present, and I have the power to make it so, right now.”
“Peace will come to me when it comes from me.”
“Getting ahead is essential, and I will never get ahead of anyone (including my past self) as long as I try to get even with them.”
“I will focus on making myself better, not on thinking that I am better.”
“I will be too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener.”
“I will eat like I love myself. Move like I love myself. Speak like I love myself. Live like I love myself. Today. (Angel and I discuss this process in more detail in the “Self-Love” chapter of 1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently.)
“My next step in the right direction doesn’t have to be a big one.”
“All the small victories are worth celebrating. Because it’s the small things done well that makes a difference in the end.”