Henepola Gunaratana Quotes

The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'

In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I'm going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here's a chance to grow.

Challenges are gifts, opportunities to learn.

Welcome the challenges. Look for the opportunities in every situation to learn and grow in wisdom.

Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.

All my challenges have become opportunities.

When you perceive that problems serve a purpose in your life, you will recognize that problems are opportunities in disguise.

The individual who knows the score about life sees difficulties as opportunities

Remind yourself that you're bound to get better. Don't get down on yourself. Don't beat yourself up. It's the next opportunity that matters, not the last one.

I'm never at my worst because even at my lowest, its a learning experience. It's something that I'll bounce ideas off. I can take negatives and flip them to positives at all times.

Self-pity gets you nowhere. But insight to see that something can be done with the second-bests and adventurous daring to try might be a handle to take hold of.

There are no mistakes only opportunities.

The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.

Every challenge is nothing more than a chance to make things better.

Challenges are opportunities for me to grow. The more I learn, the more equipped I am to handle whatever situations come up.

I don't have any problems in life, just situations.

Any experience can be transformed into something of value.

Whatever that day has given, you have to make it the best of the best. That's one thing I've learned over my years. On days when you can't make everything what you want, do what you do best, make it as positive as possible, and go from there. Learn from your mistakes.

Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.

For me, I try to see difficulties as a way of expanding and growing as a person inhabiting this planet.

My entire life, I have viewed every problem as an opportunity - I've had no choice.

I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come.

For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.

I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.

An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.