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    “Often called the best woman soccer player in the world, Mia Hamm says she was always asked, ‘Mia, what is the most important thing for a soccer player to have?’  With no hesitation, she answered, ‘Mental toughness.’  And she didn’t mean some innate trait.  When eleven players want to knock you down, when you’re tired or injured, when the referees are against you, you can’t let any of it affect your focus.  How do you do that?  You have to learn how.  ‘It is,’ said Hamm, ‘one of the most difficult aspects of soccer and the one I struggle with every game and every practice.” ~ Carol Dweck, Mindset

    The tool of Thought

      Mind is the master power that molds and makes

      And man is Mind and evermore he takes

      The tool of Thought and, shaping what he wills

      Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills.

      He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass:

      Environment is but his looking glass.

      ~ James Allen

        “What you tell yourself on a daily basis is more powerful than you know.  Seemingly harmless jokes, over time, turn into seriously destructive beliefs.  Our thoughts become our words, our words become our beliefs, our beliefs become our actions, our actions become our habits, and our habits become our realities.  So if your favorite joke is that you couldn’t get a date if you demanded one at gunpoint, and you spend every Saturday night alone, perhaps you should come up with a new one-liner.” ~ Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass

        Optimists’ Club Creed

          “Promise yourself…

          To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

          To talk health, happiness, prosperity to every person you meet.

          To make all your friends feel that there is something of value in them.

          To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

          To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect the best.

          To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

          To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

          To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

          To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

          To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit presence of trouble.”

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          Source:  Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins

            “One of the finest beliefs I developed years ago that helped me to enjoy all of my life experience was the idea that there are no bad experiences, that no matter what I go through in life – whether it’s a challenging experience or a pleasurable one – every experience provides me something of value if I look for it.” ~ Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within