1. “I cannot control everything that happens; I can only control the way I respond to what happens. In my response is my power.”
2. “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.”
3. “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.”
4. “Making mistakes is always better than faking perfections.” (Read The Gifts of Imperfection.)
5. “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.”
6. “I will think less about managing my problems and more about managing my mindset. I will keep it positively focused.”
7. “A challenge only becomes an obstacle if I bow to it.”
8. “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.”
9. “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.”
10. “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.”
11. “If I don’t have time for what matters, I will stop doing things that don’t.”
12. “I cannot build a reputation and legacy for myself based on what I am going to (maybe) do someday.”
13. “The future can be different than the present, and I have the power to make it so, right now.”
14. “Peace will come to me when it comes from me.”
15. “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.”
16. “I will focus on making myself better, not on thinking that I am better.”
17. “I will be too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener.”
18. “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.)
19. “My next step in the right direction doesn’t have to be a big one.”
20. “All the small victories are worth celebrating. Because it’s the small things done well that makes a difference in the end.” Thanks Marc and Angel!!! https://www.
