All quotes from
John's book
Fear suffocates, love liberates.
Don’t confuse being out of bed with being fully awake.
While it is true that if I’d not been burned, I’d remove all
the difficulties caused by the fire. It
is also truth that I’d destroy all the gifts galvanized because of it.
A radically inspired life means you embrace the lessons from
your past, actively engage in the miracle of each moment, and ignite the
limitless possibility of tomorrow…. It certainly doesn’t mean a painless
existence of error-free living.
From now on, no more sleepwalking; no more accidental
living.
You can’t always choose the path you walk in
life, but you can always choose the manner in which you walk it.
Own your life…. Leave entitlement behind and realize that it
is up to you to make the changes in your life.
Erase “it’s not my fault” from your vocabulary. Every time you feel it coming to the surface,
about to roll off your tongue – top. Say instead, “It’s my life and I’m
responsible for it".
Realize that you hold the keys to changing things, solving
your problems, improving your life, and making a difference.
No one else has your story, your scars, your wisdom.
When you know your why you can endure any how.
The quality of our lives isn’t a question of
circumstances. The quality of our lives,
the level of joy, and the ability to transform challenge into opportunity rest
in our perspective.
How we choose to view daily events, personal relationships,
chance encounters, and significant moments dramatically influences not only the
life we live, but the longevity and vibrancy of it.
[Begin] to ask instead, why me? What is this preparing me
for next?
You can’t have joy without gratitude.
Without people to
show us what is possible, we can forget the power we all hold to make an
incredible life.
When we try to stay safe, when we strive to stay
comfortable, we miss the great opportunities of life.
Growth is the only evidence of life.
Refuse to become stagnant by purposefully growing and
intentionally stretching in every area of life.
The pain of today unveils the possibility of tomorrow.
Breathe life and possibility into every moment.
The key to true greatness in life is to choose to pursue
significance over success.
Fear is rooted in what may happen, something that does not
even exist in reality.
The echo of fear silences opportunity.
If you’re going to transform your life from a series of
obligations to a long list of moments for joy, then you have to learn the
secret. Love is not just reserved for
our inner circle…. It is intended to be the currency of our world, offered to
everyone you meet.
If you can’t first take care of yourself, it’s difficult,
perhaps impossible, to effectively encourage and serve others in their lives.
Love is hard. Love
takes action.
Love is a verb, it’s unselfish, and it propels you into
doing something, usually something for someone else.
Fear is always selfish.
It’s concerned with what you can get, what you need, what might happen
to you.
Life is not about avoiding death; it’s about choosing to
really live.
Change the way you ask a question to transform the answers
you get --- and the life you lead.
Comfort is popular, but courage changes lives.
