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"If we habitually focus on how to improve things that are already great, can you see how this spirit can transform ourselves, our organizations, families and communities?"
"The quality of our questions determine the quality of our lives."
"If you want to grow a muscle, you must lift something out of your comfort zone. Push beyond what is comfortable, if you don't there will be no growth."
"It's not the events that shape my life that determine how I feel and act, but, rather, it's the way I interpret and evaluate my life experiences."
"Stop bullshitting yourself. You're not satisfied. You lowered your standards and are settling for a lot less."
"It's the moments of our life that shape us."
"It's not about getting what you want. It's about experiencing what you really need by becoming more."
"We look at what we do to determine who we are."
"Your biography is not your destiny, your decisions are."
"Happy, vibrant, successful people think and behave in certain ways. So do miserable and unfulfilled people. In other words, there are patterns of success and patterns of failure. The good news is, success leaves clues."
"There are so many groups making so much money in the medical care system that any major reorganization is going to make someone unhappy or anxious at the least, ... I don't know how you do it."
"You can use your story, or your story can use you."
"See things the way they are not worse than they are"
"The average American thinks billionaire investors are going to be right based on some talking head. They invest and they have no backup plan. Americans think these guys are giant risk-takers. The truth is they believe in taking as little risk as humanly possible, for the maximum amount of upside. They're looking for that spread of disproportionate risk-reward."
"Take the time to understand your audience's concerns."
"Find a great role model, perhaps someone who struggled and only really succeeded when older. Their biography and what they've done differently from you will help you. If such a person is willing to mentor you or at least allow you to work around them, great."
"If you're going to solve a weight-loss problem - or smoking problem for that matter - you must address both the psychological and physiological."
"You're far more likely to lose the weight and keep it off if you lose slowly, perhaps ½ to 1 pound a week, exercise moderately, and find that replacement for comfort, connection, and control. That's a doable long-term plan."
"Emotion is changed by motion."
"Get into "the state:" Conquer fear by stopping thinking about yourself and instead, focusing 100 percent on how you can best serve your audience."