"Nothing in life is quite as important as you think it is while you're thinking about it."

- Daniel Kahneman

"It turns out that our brains are literally hardwired to perform at their best not when they are negative or even neutral, but when they are positive."

- Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage

"Just because the sky is cloudy doesn’t mean there’s no sun. Trust that things turn out."

- Brendon Burchard, High Performance Habits

"If your body was turned over to just anyone, you would doubtless take exception. Why aren't you ashamed that you have made your mind vulnerable to anyone who happens to criticize you, so that it automatically becomes confused and upset?"

- Epictetus

"Not having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness."

- Marie Forleo

"Life is short, so decide to enjoy it. Instead of discontent, bring joy and honor to what you do. I promise you'll start feeling more alive, motivated, and fulfilled."

- Brendon Burchard, High Performance Habits

“Expecting positive outcomes actually makes them more likely to arise.”

- Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage

"Fill your life with as many moments and experiences of joy and passion as you humanly can. Start with one experience and build on it."

- Marcia Wieder

"Don't waste the rest of your time here worrying about other people — unless it affects the common good. It will keep you from doing anything useful. You'll be too preoccupied with what so-and-so is doing, and why, and what they're saying, and what they're thinking, and what they're up to, and all the other things that throw you off and keep you from focusing on your own mind."

- Marcus Aurelius

"Beware the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world."

- Ben Okri

"Adversity isn’t the problem — it’s life’s greatest teacher. When we stop avoiding challenges and embrace them, we grow."

- Brian Johnson, Areté

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”

- Oprah Winfrey

“And courage is not about not having fear but about having fear and going ahead anyway.”

- Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier

“Act as if failure is impossible, and your success will be assured. Wipe out every thought of not achieving your objectives, whether they are material or spiritual. Be brave, set no limits on the workings of your imagination. Never be a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future. You will never be the same.”

- Robin Sharma, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

"Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny."

- Lao Tzu

“When you change a belief, you change everything.”

- Marie Forleo, Everything is Figureoutable

"Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls — family, health, friends, integrity — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered."

- James Patterson, Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas

"Be careful how you interpret the world; it is like that."

- Erich Heller

“You can’t control how you feel. But you can always choose how you act.”

- Mel Robbins, The 5 Second Rule

"Studies show that bright lines—non-negotiable rules—reduce decision fatigue and strengthen willpower. When the choice is already made, you can focus your energy where it matters most—on taking consistent action."

- Brian Johnson, Areté