You Are a Badass Every Day: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable
by Jen Sincero
22 popular highlights from this book
Key Insights & Memorable Quotes
Below are the most popular and impactful highlights and quotes from You Are a Badass Every Day: How to Keep Your Motivation Strong, Your Vibe High, and Your Quest for Transformation Unstoppable:
“Enjoy the present moment instead of wasting it by trying to predict future unsavory events that may or may not happen.”
“Write down five beliefs/complaints/activities/environments that are constant buzzkills in your life, and then write down the specific ways in which you will immediately upgrade them.”
“Причина успеха – в чём бы он не выражался – всегда одна. Она сводится к решению продолжать идти, пока цель не будет достигнута. Всё.”
“It's like hitting yourself in the head with a rock all day so you can be prepared in case something falls out of the sky and hits you in the head.”
“An excuse is simply a challenge that you’ve decided has power over you.”
“And the excellent thing about success is that it always comes down to one simple thing: the decision to keep going until you’ve reached your goal.”
“What comes out of your mouth comes into your life, so choose your words wisely.”
“You are an artist and the masterpiece is your life.”
“If you run from your fears, they will follow you. If you run straight at your fears, they will get the hell out of your way. Fears hate it when you do that.”
“You have nothing to gain by freaking out.”
“The next time a challenging situation presents itself, take a pause and make the conscious choice to meet it with curiosity or humor or the knowledge that this too shall pass.”
“When you commit to transforming your life, you commit to getting very uncomfortable over and over and over again.”
“When you feel frustrated or upset by a person or a situation, remember that your reactions are not the truth about the person or situation, they are just your feelings about them. All you have to do is change your perception and you are free.”
“I deserve and expect good things.”
“Living a life in which you’re constantly letting yourself down and feeling powerless against distractions and impulses is hard; waiting a few seconds and retraining your focus to achieve success is easy.”
“All worrying will do is make you live through the misery twice.”
“Finding compassion is one of the most effective ways to earn your flowy spiritual robes.”
“Wake up in the morning and declare what it is that you’ll celebrate today. Even better, write it down. Celebrate all of it—the good, the bad, the not yet happened; the key is that you truly rejoice in the feeling of gratitude for everything.”
“Spend a couple of minutes in silence with your eyes closed and visualize yourself standing in the new life you’re presently focused on manifesting. Notice the details of your environment, feel your feelings, watch how you carry yourself, notice how you dress, what you think about, what you do. Now open your eyes and go about your day today as if you’re still in that environment, as if you’ve already reached success, as if you’re presently the person you’re becoming. Cop the knowing, happy attitude of the future you who’s already achieved this super-exciting thing. Acting as if your new life is already here is one of the most powerful things you can do, because when you match your energy to that of the new reality, you open yourself up to finding the path to get there.”
“The Universe requests the honor of your presence at the raging cosmic bender through time, space, and infinite possibility otherwise known as your one and only life. What are you bringing to the party: your drab old pile of sob stories or your dancing shoes?”
“If you want to reach a new level of success in any area of your life, you absolutely must surround yourself with high-vibe people, or at least one high-vibe person whom you’re in constant contact with.”
“You are an artist and your masterpiece is your life. Your world is the canvas. Your desires and ideas are the sketches. Your thoughts, words, and attitudes are the paint. Your body is the brush. Your actions are the strokes. Your beliefs are the skills you use to apply the paint. Your faith and gratitude determine how extraordinary your work of art is.”
