Positive Beliefs Flashcards
Refuse to___ duties ___
Refuse to ignore duties undone
Your _____ failures can lead to your ______ _________.
Your biggest failures can lead to your biggest successes.
Stop waiting for _______ to _________
Stop waiting for happiness to happen
Seek little ________ moments of ______ in the present, curating and collecting them.
Seek little everyday moments of joy in the present, curating and collecting them.
________ is the fastest path to ___________
Failure is the fastest path to success
________ offers us the ability to __________ with trial and error
Failure offers us the ability to experiment with trial and error
*Our failures enable us to identify what works and what doesn’t. With these opportunities, we grow.
Don’t be afraid to ________ _________
Don’t be afraid to look silly
When you let your ______ of ________ rule you, you ______ twice.
When you let your fear of failure rule you, you fail twice.
*When you don’t do the thing you were planning to do, it’s like you already failed at it. And secondly, when you do this over and over again, you create a self-fulfilling prophecy of failure that ultimately wreaks havoc on your worldview.
Even if you do look a little _______ trying something, even if you ______, you’ll be better for stepping out of your comfort zone.
Even if you do look a little silly trying something, even if you fail, you’ll be better for stepping out of your comfort zone.
*You will learn something that you can build on and improve for the future, so that when you try again you will have better luck.
*You tried, you challenged yourself, you opened yourself to new experiences, and whether you’ve learned what you want or what you don’t want, what matters is that you refused to live a static life stuck in fear.
Transcend your _________ of ___________ by rekindling your ___________.
Transcend your fear of failure by rekindling your curiosity.
*This is uniquely important because it requires you to adjust your perspective. If your ultimate goal is to advance your learning and grow through trying something new, you won’t be worried about failure, in fact, you’ll embrace it because you recognize that getting the wrong answer is just a stepping stone on the path to getting it right.
What you _______ persists
What you resist persists
What Is Discipline?
1. It is the realization that ______ isn’t the ______ option.
2. Discipline is a ______-_____, _______. Day by day, _______.
3. For every disciplined ______ there is a _______ ________.
- It is the realization that discipline isn’t the easiest option.
- Discipline is a full-time activity. Day by day, every day.
- For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.
Note: Discipline is a constant human awareness of the need for action and a conscious effort by us to implement that action.
If our awareness and implementation occur at the same time then we begin a valued sequence of disciplined activity.
Here’s the other side of discipline - if there is a considerable time that passes between the moment of awareness and the time of our implementation, then that is called procrastination.
Procrastination: doing it tomorrow instead of today.
Procrastination: an almost exact opposite of discipline. The voice within us says, “get it done.” Discipline then says, “do it now. Do it to the best of your ability today, tomorrow, and always until the worthy deed becomes instinctive.
Procrastination says, “later. Tomorrow. Whenever I get a chance.
In every circumstance we face we are constantly presented with these two choices, do it now or do it later, discipline and procrastination. A choice between a disciplined existence bearing the fruit of achievement and contentment or procrastination, the easy life for which the future will bear no fruit, only the bare branches of mediocrity.
It’s okay to have ______ days.
It’s okay to have down days.
Note: Expecting life to be wonderful all the time is wanting to swim in an ocean in which waves only rise up and never come crashing down.
Even when I’m ________, I have so much to be _________ for.
Even when I’m struggling, I have so much to be grateful for.
Note: We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but of appreciating everything we do have. Happiness thrives when your gratitude list is longer than your worry list.
All _______ ______ and ______ requires change.
all positive growth and healing requires change.
Note: Be strong when everything seems to be going wrong, keep taking small steps, and eventually you will find what you’re looking for. Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it.
Being ______ is the first step to being _______.
Being wrong is the first step to being right.
Note: To be creative and productive in life, you must first lose your fear of being wrong. And remember, a fear like this can only survive inside you if you let it live there.
I do not need to ____ on to what’s _______ me _____.
I do not need to hold on to what’s holding me back.
Note: You are not what has happened to you; you are what you choose to become. It’s time to break the beliefs and routines that have been holding you back. Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer grows you. Listen to your intuition, not your ego.
My ________ today is simply the result of my ______.
My happiness today is simply the result of my thinking.
Note: Happiness starts with you. Regardless of the situation you face, your attitude is your choice. Remember, you can’t have a positive life with a negative attitude. When negativity controls your thoughts, it limits your behavior, actions, and opportunities. If you realized how powerful your thoughts were, you would try your best to never think another negative thought again.
______ and _________ are a waste of perfect ________.
Drama and judgments are a waste of perfect happiness.
Note: Promise to stop the drama before it begins, to breathe deeply and peacefully, and to love others and yourself without conditions. Promise to laugh at your own mistakes, and to realize that no one is perfect; we are all human. Feelings of self-worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible.
I can make the _______ a ________ place.
I can make the world a happier place.
Note: Do your best to help one person every day in some small way. By becoming the answer to someone’s prayer, we often find the answers to our own. When the people around us are happier, it’s a lot easier to smile.
The _____ is w…. it.
The work is worth it.
Note: Lose the expectation that everything in life should be easy. It rarely is. In fact, there are no shortcuts to any place worth going. Enjoy the challenge of your achievements. See the value in your efforts and be patient with yourself. And realize that patience is not about waiting; it’s the ability to keep a good attitude while working hard on your dreams.
I can do ________, but I can’t do __________.
I can do anything, but I can’t do everything.
Note: There are few limits to what you can do. You could climb Mount Everest, be a movie star, astronaut, or neurosurgeon. You can do one or two of these, but it’s unlikely you could do all of them. Select the most important objectives in your life, and let the others go.
Small _________ are e…
Small improvements are enough.
Note: Trying to change too much, too fast, often won’t work in the long-term. Introduce changes slowly. A small change that’s maintained and built upon has a large effect over time.
I only need to be ______ than I was _________. Not the b… ever.
I only need to be better than I was yesterday. Not the best ever.
Note: Your lawyer, third-grade teacher, doctor, and mechanic are almost certainly not the absolute best in their respective fields. You can achieve a high-level of success without being the best at anything. Without the pressure to be “the best”, you can also enjoy your achievements more.
