Bob Goff Quotes

I've learned that many of the worst things lead to the best things, that no great thing is achieved without a couple of bad, bad things on the way to them, and that the bad things that happen to you bring, in some cases, the good things.

Problems can be experienced as... a chance for renewal rather than stress.

Life is all about how things rough up against you and how you see them and the vantage point you have from them.

Your problems are good. They are power in disguise.

Our mental attitude transforms a situation into either a problem or an opportunity.

We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE.

In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.

A pessimist sees problems in opportunities whereas an optimist sees opportunities in problems.

I think perception is important.

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.

Impossibilities are merely things of which we have not learned, or which we do not wish to happen.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Some of my lowest points were the most exciting opportunities to push through to be a better person.

If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.

Every burden is a blessing.

Good things are often birthed from adversity.

Change can either challenge or threaten us. Your beliefs pave your way to success or block you.

I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But if I overestimate the downside of something or the challenge of something and I get too obsessed about the difficulty of it, then I don't leave enough room to be open to the upside, the possibility.

In the end, it all comes to choices to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

Sometimes the hurdles aren't really hurdles at all. They're welcome challenges, tests.

I always felt if something bad happens, it can be your best opportunity. The times I was most depressed turned out to be the best things.

It is important always to make full use of opportunities that come your way, and at the same time, it is important to not just cope with the challenges but try and convert each challenge into an opportunity.

With every positive, there is a negative across the board in life. It's about choosing to see the positive and working with the negative.

To say, 'I don't worry about perception,' you better worry about perception because it's a big part of making it through some very difficult times.

We all have challenges. You can let them be obstacles or roadblocks, or you can use them.