1. Value yourself.
“Your worth is not found in your education, career, relationship status, jean size, or bank account. Your worth is in God.”
“Your worth is found in God, not in the opinions of others.”
2. Know your reason(s) why.
3. Practice (consistently/regularly). Do it everyday. (Take Action.)
“If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.”
“Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.”
“The expert in anything was once a beginner.”
“Practice makes a man perfect.”
4. Build Faith & Express Faith. Believe. (more and more)
“Faith tells me that no matter what lies ahead of me, God is already there.”
“But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” -Matthew 6:33
“Believe in possibilities; For with God everything is possible.” -Matthew 19:26
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High (God) shall remain stable. -Psalm 91:1
“You gotta fill your mind, fill your mouth, fill your eyes with positive faith-filled encouragement.” (Ms. Terri Savelle Foy)
5. Respect yourself and your family.
“Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.”
6. Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment. (Lao Tzu)
“The way people treat you, is a statement about who they are as a human being. It is not a statement about you.”
“We are defined by our actions towards others. Not others’ actions towards us.”
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
“Pick your battles. You don’t have to show up to every argument you’re invited to.”
“Do not let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.”
“Your relationship with God will set the tone of every other relationship in your life. Fix your eyes on Him, and watch how it changes things.”
7. Surround yourself with people, things,… that inspire you. (feed your positivity, grow you, teach you, stretch you, uplift your spirits…)
“Surround yourself with people who make you hungry for life, touch your heart, and nourish your soul.”
“Have heroes.” -Ratan Tata
8. Be mindful.
“Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.”
“As you go about your life, don’t give 100 percent of your attention to the external world and to your mind. Keep some within. Feel the inner body even when engaged in everyday activities.” -Eckhart Tolle
9. Have Patience & Have Perseverance.
“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” (Robert Schuller)
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” (Earl Nightingale)
“Failure is not the opposite of success but a stepping stone to success.” -Arianna Huffington’s mother
10. Imagine (your life beyond where it is today).
“Your imagination is everything. Its a preview of life's coming attractions.” (Dr. Albert Einstein).
“Imagine the outcome in the mind. All the forces of the Universe work for that inspired mind.” (Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam)
“Imagination is a gift that God has given you.” (Ms. Terri Savelle Foy)
“Now nothing they have imagined they can do will be impossible for them.” -Genesis 11:6
“You have to see yourself succeeding in here, before it ever shows up out here.” -Ms. Terri Savelle Foy