64 Quotes by Andrew Bernstein

If you’re successful and stressed out, you’re succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.

You can’t tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.

Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don’t remember what life was like without it.

Even in this secular country, the threat posed by religious fundamentalists is never very far away. Every major religious text exhorts the same principles – that of unyielding obedience to a supernatural being, and renunciation of the intellect and personal aspirations.

Releasing contracted thoughts through insight is completely natural. When a child is scared of monsters in the dark, you don’t teach him to relax, breathe, or cope. You turn on the lights.

During the financial crisis, I worked with hundreds of executives who struggled as a result of their thoughts about job security. When their beliefs changed, so did their emotional experience – and they were then able to focus on the task at hand more effectively.

Many argue that Christianity is “different” from other religions – that it is primarily about love of one’s fellow man. The Crusades, The Inquisition, Calvin’s Geneva all prove that this is not the case. These events were pre-eminently about obedience to authority.

Each one of us has the power – and must develop the will – to be the hero of his own life. We believe in goals, in purposes, in achievement and in the joy of living.

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don’t need stress to get there.