You're only lonely if you're not there for you. Phil McGraw More Quotes by Phil McGraw More Quotes From Phil McGraw 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 powerfulacceptancekids Think about all of the times, situations, and circumstances where you have gotten caught up in making your self right rather than happy... The harder you fight to win, the bigger you lose. Phil McGraw fightingwinningmotivational People say time heals all wounds. Let me tell you, time heals nothing. You can do the wrong thing for 10 years and it doesn't equal the right thing for one day. Phil McGraw one-daypeopleyears You have got to decide, look, this is who I am; this is my best way to present myself, and I'm going to ride that horse to the finish line. Not everybody will like it, but that's OK. Phil McGraw horsewho-i-amlooks Willpower is a myth. The problem with trying to use willpower to achieve and sustain a behavioral change is that it is fueled by emotion. And as we all know, our emotions are, at best, fickle. They come and go. When your emotions start running down -- and they will -- even your best-laid plans will fall flat. Phil McGraw runningtryingfall It's better to be healthy alone than sick with someone else. Phil McGraw being-singlesinglesick Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere. Phil McGraw dealsultimatumauthority Life is not a success only journey. Phil McGraw journeylife-is My dad used to say, 'You wouldn't worry so much about what people thought about you if you knew how seldom they did. Phil McGraw dadlifefather When you allow a person's words to upset you, you're giving away your power. Phil McGraw upsetpersonsgiving Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don't want to do it. Phil McGraw successfulmotivationalpeople There has never been a merging of two lives where significant problems of daily living did not occur. One way or another, your relationship is going to be affected. The only question is how. There's a big difference between knowing and doing. It's not what happens between partners that determines the outcome of a relationship, it's how they handle what happens. If all you deal with in your relationship is problems, then you will have a problem relationship. If you want your pound of flesh with full acknowledgement that you're right, your future will be dim. Phil McGraw differencesknowingtwo At this very moment, you may be saying to yourself that you have any number of admirable qualities. You are a loyal friend, a caring person, someone who is smart, dependable, fun to be around. That's wonderful, and I'm happy for you, but let me ask you this: are you being any of those things to yourself? Phil McGraw smartself-esteemfun If you need a miracle, be a miracle. Phil McGraw miracleifsneeds Like an enemy I knew as intimately as any friend, I came to know the nagging, constant emptiness of the incongruent life. I ignored myself and lived for people, purposes, and goals that weren't my own. I betrayed who I was and instead accepted a fictional substitute that was defined from the outside in. Phil McGraw goalexpectationspeople There is no reality, only perception. Phil McGraw perceptionreality Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life. Phil McGraw husbandmotivationaljobs Are you doing what you're doing today because you want to do it, or because it's what you were doing yesterday? Phil McGraw yesterdaywanttoday Eighty percent of all questions are statements in disguise. Phil McGraw conflicthealinginspirational It's so much easier to tell people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear. Phil McGraw wantpeopleneeds
