John C. Maxwell Quotes

If we think happy thoughts, we will be happy. If we think miserable thoughts, we will be miserable.

If you're not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice.

I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy

To be happy when you are travelling, you need to be happy inside before you leave. A positive frame of mind will definitely enhance your travelling experience. If I'm not in a positive frame of mind then the whole thing definitely becomes more of a challenge for me.

Let's fight for our happiness by following a daily program of cheerful and constructive thinking.

Avoid destructive thinking. Improper negative thoughts sink people. A ship can sail on water all around the world many, many times, but just let enough water get into the ship and it will sink. Just so with the human mind. Let enough negative thoughts or improper thoughts get into the human mind and the person sinks just like a ship.

Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom.

My motto is that I enjoy life. I think there's a kind of simplicity to that way of thinking.

Pessimism is easy. We all can do it. We don't need to read books on how to be pessimists. We don't need guidance on how to think negatively. But we do need guidance on how to think positively. People that write books on how to do that are multimillionaires.

Happiness is a habit—cultivate it.

Optimism is a tool with a certain clear set of benefits: it fights depression, it promotes achievement and produces better health.

Number of people have said to me, after hearing your thinking, their mind becomes much more happier.

I've never made a conscious effort to do anything about my psychological side. I just try to think positively and enjoy it.

Thinking happy thoughts literally creates a positive chemical change in the brain which stimulates both positive physical and psychological benefits.

If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.

Nobody can be all smiley all the time, but having a good positive attitude isn't something to shrug off.

Positive emotional energy is the key to health, happiness and wellbeing. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in every area.

Life is here to Enjoy!

Curing the negatives does not produce the positives.

I usually don't get too bogged down with my personal problems because that's a one-way street if you get yourself into a negative frame of mind and only see the dark side of life.

For many, negative thinking is a habit, which over time, becomes an addiction... A lot of people suffer from this disease because negative thinking is addictive to each of the Big Three - the mind, the body, and the emotions. If one doesn't get you, the others are waiting in the wings.

we find that the optimists have an undeniable advantage over the pessimists. Many studies show that they do better on exams, in their chosen profession, and in their relationships, live longer and in better health, enjoy a better chance of surviving postoperative shock, and are less prone to depression and suicide.

I think as time goes on, I'm trying to get less fatalistic, because that's just one of those unhealthy, kind of dangerous head spaces to get in, of not being able to tolerate sustained positive energy.

Positivity is an inside job that makes the outside look a lot better.

Happiness is your choice. You can choose today.