Doug Baldwin Quotes

I try to focus on the stuff that I can control and let go of the other stuff.

I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.

I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.

I'm trying to not get too caught up in what I can't control.

My motto is never to hold on to anything. I accept and then let go: not just the negatives, but the praise, too. Or it'll get to my head.

I don't worry about the things I can't change.

I try not to worry about things that I can't control.

Most people believe that results matter. The idea that results matter is one that you have to keep letting go of. And most of the time, I believe it.

One of the hard lessons to learn in life is that there are some things you can control and some things you can't. If you want a short recipe for being frustrated and miserable, this is it: focus on things you can't control.

You can't ever get everything you want. It is impossible. Luckily, there is another option: You can learn to control your mind, to step outside of the endless cycle of desire and aversion.

I have learned to not worry about things I can't control.

I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by.

I'm very happy with my life. I am what I am. I don't worry about anything that I can't control. That's a really good lesson in life.

You learn to not take things personally and to just let it roll off of you.

I can only control what I can control at the end of the day, so some things you just can't allow to take your head the other way, some things happen for a reason.

Accept what you cannot control.

I have received a great deal of benefit from the simple yet difficult practice of learning to stop the internal voice in my head. I learned that the voice isn't me, and I don't need to keep rethinking events of the past nor overthink plans for the future. This skill has helped me both to focus and to pause before responding to unexpected events.

I understand that people talk, and frankly, I can't control that. There's no point in getting upset over a thing that you can't control. You just have to let it go.

One of the big things is I try not to worry about things I can't control.

I try not to worry about things that I cannot control.

I try not to think about the things I can't control.

I'm learning not to try to block everything.

The more you feel like you need to fix something, the more you need to not.

One thing that has helped me personally in the past was to stop interfering with the people around me and getting frustrated when I couldn’t change them. Instead of intrusion and passivity, may I suggest submission? Some people make the mistake of confusing “submission” with “weakness”, whereas it is anything but. Submission is a form of peaceful acceptance of the terms of the universe, including the things we are currently unable to change or comprehend.

You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.