John Izzo Quotes
100 John Izzo Quotes
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[On Jackie age 66] ‘I have been a banker for 25 years, but I always wanted to be a teacher. Business was my fathers passion.’
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Did this week or day feel like my kind of week/day? What would make tomorrow/or next week feel more true?
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Was I the kind of person I want to be this week? In what way do I want to be more like the kind of person I want to be tomorrow or next week?
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Am I following my heart right now? What would it mean for me to really follow my heart right now?
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Knowing that we will likely regret the things we did not try can have a significant effect on how we make decisions. Failure it appears is not the regret that haunts most people; it is the choice not to risk failure at all. In fact, many of those I interviewed told me that what we call ‘mistakes’ often turn out to be the moments of greatest learning.
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For fear of rejection, or failure, or because we are not sure we can succeed, we die with our book, our dreams, our story inside us.
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Whenever I had a risk, I was considering, I would begin by imagining the highest possible good that could occur by taking that risk. I would imagine all the things that could be true if the risk worked out. Then I would imagine the worst possible thing that could happen if I took the risk. I would ask if I could handle the worst thing, and every time I knew I could handle the worst.
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Though one of the secrets is to leave no regrets, most of us will have a few. So we must choose to heal the regrets we do have, to bathe them in forgiveness, to know that in most cases we did the best we knew how to do at the time when we acted. It is a sign of our wisdom that we can embrace regret and let it go.
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Did I act out of fear today or this week? How do I want to be more courageous tomorrow or next week?
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Did I act on my convictions this week? How do I want to act on them more deeply this week?
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What step would I take in my life right now if I were acting with courage, not fear? What might I do differently right now if I were living from the perspective of an old person on the porch looking back on my life?
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How am I responding to the setbacks in my life right now? Am I stepping forward or retreating?
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It is the choice to be a loving person.
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First, love yourself.
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[On interviewing a 93 year old on their secret of a 52 year marriage] ‘Always treat your partners as an equal. Whenever you are angry at your partner, ask yourself ‘Is the thing I am angry about more important than our relationship? Is it worth jeopardising the love we have for each other? And the answer, of course, was always no.
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One of the core purposes of a human life, to make the world better because we were here.
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Did I make room for friends, family and relationships today/this week? How do I want to be more loving to them tomorrow or this week?
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Was I kind and loving today/this week to the people closest to me? How do I want to be more loving to them tomorrow or this week?
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Did I spread love and kindness in the world today/this week in each interaction? Did I act as if each stranger was someone for whom I could make a difference?
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Which of my wolves [Negative/Positive wolves see Navajo story] did I feed today/this week? Did I spend time with people who lift my spirit? Did I act with love toward myself today/this week? Did I engage in negative self talk/self-hypnosis? Am I planting flowers or weeds in my self-conscious mind?
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We have the power to train our mind.
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We realised that it is those who give the most who find the greatest joy.
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You cannot live in regret; you did what you did to the best of your ability at the time.
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An attitude of gratitude.
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A person who lives wisely will not be afraid to die.
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Happy people are not afraid to die.
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[Ken Kramber – Town barber – Age 64] ‘There are ten-minute funeral lines and ten-hour funeral lines. Live your life so that when you die people will want to stay and tell stories about the kind of life you lived and how you touched them.’
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[Don Klein – Psychologist – Age 84] ‘Recognise that you are born with the capacity to be in the world and not dependent on the circumstance in which you find yourself; don’t take yourself seriously, don’t get trapped by the ideas in your head; they are not the same as reality.’
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[James Autry – Author – Age 73] ‘In order to find a more purposeful life you must let go of what society and people think of you and look inside yourself through some discipline – prayer, meditation to find out what matters most to you and pursue it.’
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[Juana Bordas – Author – Age 64] ‘If you are unhappy, get busy doing something for someone else. If you concentrate on yourself you will be unhappy, but if you focus on helping others you will find happiness. Happiness comes from serving and loving.’
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[Paul Hersey – Author – Age 76] ‘Find something you love doing, and make it your career.’
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[John Boyd – Author – Age 94] ‘See the good in other people always.’
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[Rufus Riggs – Age 63] ‘Never dwell on the negative in your life, bad things happen all the time, even in bad situations, look for the good and you will find it.’
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[Tom McCallum – White Standing Buffalo – Age 60] ‘Each person has a very specific purpose; you’re given all the tools you need.’
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[Mary Snyder – Age 79] ‘Seek to learn from the past, enjoy the present, and make way for a better future.’
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[Bansi Gandhi – Age 63] ‘Do good if you can to every person you meet, but always do no harm.’
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[Juliana Kiratz – Age 76] ‘Have a deep respect for yourself and others. Do not do any harm to others, and accept others as they are.’
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[Dyane Lynch – Age 63] ‘Keep your vision and keep focused. Trust in yourself and keep going towards your goal. You will get there, you might not know how, but you will.’
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Pretend you are at a dinner party, and everyone is sitting in a circle. The host invites each person to take just a few minutes to describe the life he or she has lived. If you were at the party and you wanted people to know as much about your life as possible in those few minutes, what would you say?
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What has brought you the greatest sense of meaning and purpose in life? Why does it matter that you were alive?
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