The Tetris Effect – When our brains get stuck in a pattern that focuses on stress, negativity, and failure, we set ourselves up to fail. This principle teaches us how to retrain our brains to spot patterns of possibility, so we can see – and seize – opportunity wherever we look.
You have to train your brain to be positive just like you work out your body.
The contents of the glass don’t matter; what’s more important is to realize there’s a pitcher of water nearby. In other words, we have the capacity to refill the glass, or to change our outlook.
Happiness is a mindset for your journey, not the result of your destination.
Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and success.
We become more successful when we are happier and more positive.
Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.
Habits are like financial capital – forming one today is an investment that will automatically give out returns for years to come.
Your brain at positive is 31% more productive than your brain at negative, neutral or stressed.
Waiting to be happy limits our brain’s potential for success, whereas cultivating positive brains makes us more motivated, efficient, resilient, creative, and productive, which drives performance upward.
The best leaders are the ones who show their true colors not during the banner years but during times of struggle.
Happiness is such an incredible advantage in our life. When the human brain is positive, our intelligence rises, we stop diverting resources to think about anxiety.
Each one of us is like that butterfly, the Butterfly Effect. And each tiny move toward a more positive mindset can send ripples of positivity through our organizations, our families, and our communities.
We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy.
When we encounter an unexpected challenge of threat the only way to save ourselves is to hold on tight to the people around us and not let go.
Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.
If we study what is merely average, we will remain merely average.
One of the most powerful forces in human nature is our belief that change is possible.
The way we define happiness is the joy you feel striving toward your potential.