QuoteProject
You only have control over three things in your life-the thoughts you think, the images you visualise, & the actions you take.
Jack Canfield
ShareWTF𝕏

Interpretation

What this quote means

Control lies within us through our thoughts, visualizations, and actions.

This quote emphasizes that the only aspects of our lives that we can truly control are our thoughts, the mental images we create, and the actions we take. It suggests that by focusing on these elements, we can influence our lives and outcomes, rather than allowing external factors to dictate our experiences.

Themes

ControlThoughtsActionsLifeVisualization

In practice

Example use cases

Motivational speeches and workshops on personal development.

More from Jack Canfield

Sometimes you dance with a partner, and sometimes you dance alone. But the important thing is to keep dancing.
Jack CanfieldRead
What if you, too, were to greet every interaction in your life with the question 'What's the potential opportunity that this is?'
Jack CanfieldRead
Think of fear as a 2-year-old child who doesn't want to go grocery shopping with you. Because you must buy groceries, you'll just have to take the two year old with you. Fear is no different. In other words, acknowledge that fear exists but don't let it keep you from doing important tasks.
Jack CanfieldRead
If you are going to be successful, you need to give up the phrase, "I can't" & all of its cousins, such as "I wish I were able to.
Jack CanfieldRead
Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.
Jack CanfieldRead
If you are not moving closer to what you want in sales (or in life), you probably aren't doing enough asking.
Jack CanfieldRead

Similar quotes

We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they.
Bernard Of ChartresRead
Get work, get work; Be sure 'tis better than what you work to get.
Elizabeth Barrett BrowningRead
When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.
Randy PauschRead
It's very common for people to recommend something to me because they're going on what I've already written, when, what really is the case, is that you want to write about something you haven't written about, in ways that you haven't done before.
Tom StoppardRead
Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.
Herbert HooverRead
Psychedelics helped me to escape.. albeit momentarily.. from the prison of my mind. It over-rode the habit patterns of thought and I was able to taste innocence again. Looking at sensations freshly without the conceptual overly was very profound.
Ram DassRead

A little wisdom, now and then

Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.