As one woman told me, “When I decided to come in to work happy, everybody around me became happy.” This woman had decided to quit a job she hated, and on the last day of her two weeks’ notice, she woke up happy.
BERNIE SIEGELYou still won’t be perfect, but success isn’t about perfection-it is about authenticity. You are a success if you are being your real, authentic self.
More Bernie Siegel Quotes
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Don’t try to help people to ‘not die’, help them to enjoy life!
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Act as if you are the person you want to be.
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My view of addiction, whether it’s drugs, food, alcohol or any list of other things, is the same reason I asked my mother why I wasn’t a drug addict or alcoholic, which is because when you’re not loved.
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It can be tempting to blame others for our loss of direction. We get lots of information about life but little education in life from parents, teachers, and other authority figures who should know better from their experience. Information is about facts.
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You can’t control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.
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Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.
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I know patients who bring a dozen roses to the doctor’s office. And, boy, the next visit, nobody forgets that. You come in and hey – ‘Here’s the lady who brought the roses’ vs. ‘Here’s the lung cancer.’
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I believe that we are here to contribute love to the planet – each of us in our own way
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Whenever you get around to doing what you want to do, it will be now. The things you need to do to live a happier, more fulfilling life-the only time you can possible start doing them is now.
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Our authority figures, particularly our parents are hypnotic. Their words are hypnotic literally to small children because of brain wave patterns.
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Take one role model, as often as needed. Set aside a few minutes today to fill this prescription so you will have it handy when you need it. Think now about who your role models have been. What do they offer?
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Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
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If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?
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I grew up with sentiments such as, “Do what will make you happy, troubles are God’s redirections that something good will come from.
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An awareness of one’s mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.
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