Quotes about Mindset

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken', and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen

I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.

We don't see the world as it is; we see the world as we are...if someone has a critical eye, they will always find something to be critical about. And if they have a grateful eye, they will find something to celebrate even in the worst of circumstances...Having a "good eye" in life changes how you see yourself and everything around you... your focus determines your reality.

Psychologists call this phenomenon the contrast effect. Simply put, how you see anything depends on your reference point. One way or the other, your focus will determine your reality.

We need the patience of the planter. We need the foresight of the farmer. We need the mindset of the sower.

Faith is unlearning the senseless worries and misguided beliefs that keep us captive.

If you're looking for an excuse, you'll always find one. If you're looking for an opportunity, you'll always find one.

Prayer is priming. Prayer puts us in a spiritual frame of mind. Prayer helps us see and seize the God-ordained opportunities that are all around us all the time.

we think so much about the present and so little about eternity that we turn eternity into nothing and nothing into eternity.

the reason many of us get stuck in the six cages—the cage of responsibility, the cage of routine, the cage of assumptions, the cage of guilt, the cage of failure, and the cage of fear—is for one simple reason: We want God to do something new while we keep doing the same old thing.

You can either avoid making mistakes and play not to lose, or you can make the most of every opportunity and play to win.

Do the best you can with what you have where you are. Success is not circumstantial. We usually focus on what we're doing or where we're going, but God's primary concern is who we're becoming in the process. We talk about "doing" the will of God, but the will of God has much more to do with "being."