When I tackle myself and try to change by brute force, all that happens is that I become even more inflexible and unchanged.
Usually a sense of humour snaps me out of this conundrum.
Positive quotes, especially humourous ones, act like quick shots of cognitive therapy by changing my thoughts
.As cognitive therapy says, thoughts precede emotions; change your thoughts and your emotions change.
Whether you think you can or can't, you're right. - Henry Ford
Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. – Christopher Reeve
We become what we think about. - Earl Nightingale
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless. - Thomas Edison
There was never a genius without a tincture of madness. - Aristotle
If not us, who? If not now, when? – John F. Kennedy
Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try. – Jack Canfield
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. – Farrah Gray
Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. – Ancient Indian Proverb
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people. – Mohandas Gandhi
If you're going through hell, keep going. - Winston Churchill
We're never gonna survive unless we go a little crazy. - Seal
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Theodore Roosevelt
To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. – Mark Twain
Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders. – Tom Peters
You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. – Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson
A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge. – Thomas Carlyle
