Catalyst Quotes

“Your Mind Transcends Limitations”

“Big opportunities bring change, and change is painful.   As long as opportunity means ‘change,’ and as long as change means ‘pain,’ we will continue to miss our chances.”    (Seth Godin)

“Always look at what you have left.   Never look at what you have lost.”       (Robert H. Schuller)

“Can’t died in the Battle of Try.”     (Author Unknown)

“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you will find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world.   Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.      (Patanjali,   c. 1 – 3 Century B.C.)

“Our Deepest Fear”

“To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.”     (Confucius)

“I have this theory that I call ‘returning to zero.’   You return to zero when you think you’ve achieved something, when you’ve reached a plateau.  When that happens, you have to go all the way back to square one and treat the experience of success as if it never happened.   You start over from a new angle.   You commit yourself to some new sacrifice and some new risk.”     (Robert Redford)

“I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life’s greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve.  This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent.  As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.”     (Anthony Robbins)

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.   It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.   We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?”        (Nelson Mandela)

“The Best Thing to Give”

“You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know.   Knowing is not enough!   You must take action.”     (Anthony Robbins)

“What’s on your list?  

I have kids at home, I don’t have a manager, I need to pay off student debt, my boss never lets me, I’m really busy because of soccer season, my knee is acting up, there’s already five galas coming up, my RSI hurts when I type, I don’t have a degree, I have a degree and can’t waste it, I’m not good at that, I tried it before but it didn’t work, I’ve never tried it before, the weather is crazy, isn’t it, the election is right around the corner, it’s been too long at this job they won’t listen to me, I’m going to retire soon, I’m too young, I’ll never learn, it’s too risky …”

We all have a list.   Most of the things on it may in fact be legitimate reasons for no.

I guess the self-marketing question is, “how often do you remind yourself of what’s on the list?”     (Seth Godin)

  “The best thing to give –

   your enemy is forgiveness;

    to an opponent, tolerance;

    to a friend, your heart;

    to your child, a good example;

    to your father, deference;

     to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you;

     to your self, respect;

     to all men, charity.”      (Swami Sivananda)