The winners in life treat their body as if it were a magnificent spacecraft that gives them the finest transportation and endurance for their lives.
Interpretation
Treating your body well provides the best foundation for success in life.
This quote by Denis Waitley emphasizes the importance of valuing our physical health and well-being as essential components of a successful life. Just as a spacecraft is meticulously maintained and cared for to perform at its best, our bodies should also be treated with the utmost care to ensure we have the energy and endurance to navigate life's challenges and opportunities.
In practice
During a motivational speech on personal development.
Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the "someday I'll" philosophy.
Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art - an individual masterpiece.
Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.
The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.
You are an uncut gemstone of priceless value. Cut and polish your potential with knowledge, skills and service and you will be in great demand throughout your life.
Expect the best; convert problems into opportunities; be dissatisfied with the status quo; focus on where you want to go, instead of where you're coming from; and most importantly, decide to be happy, knowing it's an attitude, a habit gained from daily practice, and not a result or payoff.
When we understand the connection between how we live and how long we live, it's easier to make different choices. Instead of viewing the time we spend with friends and family as luxuries, we can see that these relationships are among the most powerful determinants of our well-being and survival.
Unnecessary noise is the most cruel abuse of care which can be inflicted on either the sick or the well.
After my diagnosis at age 22 with leukemia, the second piece of news I learned was that I would likely be infertile as a result of chemotherapy. It was a one-two punch that was my first indication that issues of cancer and sexual health are inextricably tied.
A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.
The poorest parts of the world are by and large the places in which one can best view the worst of medicine and not because doctors in these countries have different ideas about what constitutes modern medicine. It's the system and its limitations that are to blame.
Running helps me stay on an even keel and in an optimistic frame of mind.
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