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“With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains”

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Author:Georges St-Pierre

“If white and black and red and brown can come together to focus our energies on overcoming the racial malaise that persists, then this will have been a great moment.”

Ifs Has Beens Moments Together Energy Black White Focus Red Overcoming Brown Persist Great Moments Malaise

Author:Michael Eric Dyson

“The death anxiety of many people is fueled ... by disappointment at never having fulfilled their potential. Many people are in despair because their dreams didn't come true, and they despair even more that they did not make them come true. A focus on this deep dissatisfaction is often the starting point in overcoming death anxiety.”

People Dream Focus Despair Anxiety Overcoming Starting Disappointment Fulfilled Dissatisfaction Starting Point

Author:Irvin D. Yalom

“Every experience, however bitter, has its lesson, and to focus one's attention on the lesson helps one overcome the bitterness.”

Helping Attention Focus Lessons Overcoming Bitter Bitterness

Author:Edward Howard Griggs

“Church is missing transcendence. My generation was raised on a religion of moral control. Do this. Don't do that. And a lot of self-help religion. Feel better. Get out of debt. Six ways to overcome your fears. Seven ways not to lust. Ultimately that message didn't work. It was empty. There was no transcendence. The omniscient, omnipresent, all-powerful God of the universe wasn't the focus.”

“In a relationship the way to overcome problems, is to focus our attention on higher principles that can help us transcend them.”

Way Helping Problem Attention Principles Focus Higher Overcoming

Author:Radhanath Swami

“I can't swim. I can float. But nothing could prepare me for that, to be honest. I mean, cold is cold and this was quite extreme. I actually treasure that experience, because it was challenging enough for me to discover new strength in me. Especially the discipline and the ability to concentrate and focus so much on one thing that I can overcome some obstacles and boundaries.”

Mean Enough Challenges Ability Focus Honest Cold Discipline Overcoming Obstacles Boundaries Being Honest Swim

Author:Alicja Bachleda-Curus

“I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”

“Satan had two conditions [to his plan]: the first was the denial of agency, and the second, that he would have the honor. In other words, something had to be in it for him. And thus he became the father of lies and selfishness. Taking up one's cross and following the Savior means overcoming selfishness; it is a commitment to serve others. Selfishness is one of the baser human traits, which must be subdued and overcome. We torture our souls when we focus on getting rather than giving.”

Giving Firsts Humans Mean Two Soul Lying Father Focus Plans Conditions Honor Commitment Crosses Overcoming Following Selfish Denial Selfishness Satan Torture Agency Savior Traits

Author:James E. Faust

“Courage has to do with controlling fear and it seems to me that focus has a way of overcoming anxiety.”

Way Seems Attention Focus Anxiety Overcoming Overcoming Anxiety

Author:Tommy Franks

“If we are looking for one single action which will enable the poor to overcome their poverty, I would focus on credit”

Ifs Action Poor Poverty Focus Overcoming Credit

Author:Muhammad Yunus

“Correct one fault at a time. Concentrate on the one fault you want to overcome.”

Want Inspirational Focus Overcoming Faults

Author:Sam Snead

“Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.”

Source: Yanni in Words