Life is a full-contact sport, and there's a score up on the board. Phil McGraw More Quotes by Phil McGraw More Quotes From Phil McGraw Eighty percent of all choices are based on fear. Most people don't choose what they want; they choose what they think is safe. Phil McGraw choices people thinking Take it from a guy: If you're in love with somebody, you will swim the stream, you will climb the mountain, you will slay the dragon. You're going to get to her somehow, some way. Phil McGraw hiking dragons determination In life you have three options with any situation that is a challenge. Remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it. Phil McGraw accepting three challenges Unless you know who you are, you will always be vulnerable to what people say. Phil McGraw vulnerable knows people People have the right to think and say whatever they want to. But you have the right not to take it to heart, and not to react. Phil McGraw heart people thinking The difference between winners and losers is that winners do things losers don't want to do. Phil McGraw loser differences want You can't change what you don't acknowledge. Phil McGraw self-help acknowledge helping Instead of being ashamed of what you've been through, be proud of what you have overcome! Phil McGraw ashamed proud overcoming Stand up and walk out of your history Phil McGraw letting-go goodbye moving Be your authentic self. Your authentic self is who you are when you have no fear of judgment, or before the world starts pushing you around and telling you who you're supposed to be. Your fictional self is who you are when you have a social mask on to please everyone else. Give yourself permission to be your authentic self. Phil McGraw being-yourself giving world If you don't have a plan, days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months, months turn into years, and before you know it you're looking back saying, I should've had a plan. Phil McGraw week months years Change can come in either of two important ways: Start behaving positively or stop behaving negatively. Phil McGraw important inspirational two We teach people how to treat us. Phil McGraw teach treats people Know your goal, make a plan and pull the trigger Phil McGraw motivation inspiration goal If what you're doing isn't working, change it. Phil McGraw ifs inspirational Happiness isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition. You must define what it looks like for you and then make a conscious effort to access whatever gets you to your unique definition of joy. Phil McGraw effort inspirational-life unique Anger is nothing more than an outward expression of hurt, fear and frustration Phil McGraw frustration hurt fear I'm embarrassed every time I look a teacher in the eye, because we ask them to do so much for so little. Phil McGraw eye teaching teacher Do it! People who succeed don't just sit and think about what they want to do. They take meaningful, purposeful, directional action consistently and persistently. Every step they take puts them toward the outcome they're looking for. Phil McGraw meaningful people thinking The number one need in all people is the need for acceptance, the need to experience a sense of belonging to something and someone. The need for acceptance is more powerful in your family than anywhere else.... If that need is not met by your family, trust me, your kids will go elsewhere to seek it in order to find approval and acceptance. Phil McGraw powerful acceptance kids
