Jane McGonigal Quotes

Things don't weigh me down any more. I confront things, and I move on. I don't dwell on things; I don't let things simmer under the surface. I am where it starts and where it ends. I have the power in my life to be happy.

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by your own consent.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.

I sensed that my life was better when I focused on things that were working as opposed to focusing on the long list that goes wrong, but I wanted to know if there was any validity to that.

I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Worrying about the past or the future isn't productive. When you start chastising yourself for past mistakes, or seeing disaster around every corner, stop and take a breath and ask yourself what you can do right now to succeed.

Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.

Happiness is not something that just comes to you. It's an active process.

Knowing what you can do at any given time to look and feel better is pretty powerful.

Although our inattention can contribute to our lack of total well-being, we also have the power to choose positive behaviors and responses. In that choice we change our every experience of life!

Do what makes you feel good. Remind yourself of what you're good at and make sure you do that.

The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become.

If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.

If you want to be happy, be.

If you focus on the actions of others and allow them to constantly upset you, then you are handing your peace over to them and giving away your power.

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the very motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.

I try to keep focused on the things that really make me happy and just do those same things.

We're going to be human, and we are going to make mistakes, but you really should understand the power that you have and embrace it in a positive way.

You have a choice whether you want to be happy or not. I choose to be happy.

I'm learning simplicity and how to wear my body. I'm enjoying life and trying to be the best me.

If I can get Me out of the way, I can do anything.

Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not.

I'm not saying we have power over everything in our lives - if that were true, my hair would look so, so different - but I am saying that there's no circumstance in which we are completely powerless.