16 Quotes by John O'Leary

The number one joy indicator, the one thing that will predict whether someone feels joy in their life or not, is the practice of gratitude.

The things that people were the most grateful for were the ordinary things in life. The sound of your spouse’s laugh, the smell of morning coffee, the echo of children playing in the yard. The little things. In waiting for the big moments—the vacations, the retirements, the birthdays—we risk missing the experiences of life most worthy of celebrating.

When you know your why, you can endure any how.

Growth is the only evidence of life. The opposite is true, too. Stagnation is the first step to your grave.

We’re not afraid of who we are. We’re afraid of who we think we’re not. We strive, then, not to become the best version of ourselves. We strive instead for what we think will make us most worthy in the eyes and opinions of others.

Mark Twain said it best: “I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” Think about that for a moment. Fear is rooted in what may happen, something that does not even exist in reality. Yet how frequently we allow this emotion to consume our thoughts, ultimately deciding the course of our lives.

We’re not afraid of who we are. We’re afraid of who we think we’re not.

It’s my life and I’m responsible for it. No one’s going to save you. Accountability.

Abraham Lincoln: Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.