I wrote this post four years ago. It generated high engagement on my blogsite. Re-posting the content here is my way of showing not telling, about rethinking not reinventing. I trust it encourages you.
Fear, procrastination, setbacks or discouragement will drain the life out of you if you let them. What's your plan of counteraction? Exercise? Reading? Prayer? Meditation?
The healthiest people replace depletion with inspiration on a daily basis.
Words have real power. (Proverbs 12:6).
Here are 21 pragmatic one-line insights to defeat your fears, break free of procrastination, act now and be fruitful.
21 Quotes
#1. Dream Big. Start small. Act now.
#2. Eat a "frog" first thing in the morning.
#3. Victims make excuses. Leaders deliver results.
#4. Your daily behaviour reveals your deepest beliefs.
#5. Worry about nothing. Pray about everything. You'll get through this.
#6. A problem is only a problem when viewed as a problem.
#7. Change your thinking and change your life.
#8. Excuses are nothing more than the lies your fears have sold you.
#9. Where victims see adversity, overcomers see opportunity.
#10. Success is when opportunity meets preparation.
#11. Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.
#12. Criticism is the price of ambition.
#13. Seven days without prayer makes one weak.
#14. Ordinary people love entertainment. Extraordinary people love education.
#15. Clarity breeds mastery.
#16. The only failure is not trying.
#17. Focus is more valuable than IQ.
#18. God doesn't call the qualified. God qualifies the called.
#19. The things that are hardest to do are often the things that are the best to do.
#20. An addiction to distraction is the end of your creative production.
#21. Life is short. Be of use.
The healthiest people replace depletion with inspiration on a daily basis.
Words have real power. (Proverbs 12:6).
Here are 21 pragmatic one-line insights to defeat your fears, break free of procrastination, act now and be fruitful.
21 Quotes
#1. Dream Big. Start small. Act now.
#2. Eat a "frog" first thing in the morning.
#3. Victims make excuses. Leaders deliver results.
#4. Your daily behaviour reveals your deepest beliefs.
#5. Worry about nothing. Pray about everything. You'll get through this.
#6. A problem is only a problem when viewed as a problem.
#7. Change your thinking and change your life.
#8. Excuses are nothing more than the lies your fears have sold you.
#9. Where victims see adversity, overcomers see opportunity.
#10. Success is when opportunity meets preparation.
#11. Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.
#12. Criticism is the price of ambition.
#13. Seven days without prayer makes one weak.
#14. Ordinary people love entertainment. Extraordinary people love education.
#15. Clarity breeds mastery.
#16. The only failure is not trying.
#17. Focus is more valuable than IQ.
#18. God doesn't call the qualified. God qualifies the called.
#19. The things that are hardest to do are often the things that are the best to do.
#20. An addiction to distraction is the end of your creative production.
#21. Life is short. Be of use.
Which is your favourite one-liner above? What is one-liner #22 for you?
(Credit the Bible, Mark Twain, Christine Caine and fellow Canadian, Robin Sharma, for the quotes.)
Thank you for reading and commenting. All the best to your rethinking and recycling endeavours.
Thank you, Bob, for this pithy sayings. I like the one you've written that is not included in the 21 tips - "replace depletion with inspiration on a daily basis."
ReplyDeleteI like your recycled post, Bob. Some great sayings in that list. Like Lorrie above, I would choose the sentence you wrote above the list: "The healthiest people replace depletion with inspiration on a daily basis."
ReplyDeleteAnd I would add a favourite John Maxwell quote to swell your list to #22: "You can't change your life until you change something you do every day."
Thanks!
Hi Bob! Thank you for your post. I found all your one-liners helpful. I like #18 and find it a humble point. A one-liner #22 for me is, "Write because this is part of how God made you." :)
ReplyDeleteI choose #21. "Life is short. Be of use. And for #22. . ."You can make anything by writing." ~C. S. Lewis
ReplyDeleteHi Bob. Had to look up what a ‘frog’ was so I learned something new today. Love the quotations and the inspiration they provide. You must have quite a collection. I like 6 & 7 - perspective can change everything. Thank you
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