Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream. – Peter McWilliams
In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts. – Peter McWilliams
Guilt is anger directed at ourselves – at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others – at what they did or did not do. – Peter McWilliams
We can consciously end our life almost anytime we choose. This ability is an endowment, like laughing and blushing, given to no other animal… in any given moment, by not exercising the option of suicide, we are choosing to live. – Peter McWilliams
I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now. – Peter McWilliams
The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles of the faint-hearted. – Peter McWilliams
Learn to ask for what you want. The worst people can do is not give you what you ask for which is precisely where you were before you asked. – Peter McWilliams
One of the great joys of life is creativity. Information goes in, gets shuffled about, and comes out in new and interesting ways. – Peter McWilliams
To the degree we’re not living our dreams, our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves. – Peter McWilliams
The news media are, for the most part, the bringers of bad news… and it’s not entirely the media’s fault, bad news gets higher ratings and sells more papers than good news. – Peter McWilliams
If you’re not actively involved in getting what you want, you don’t really want it. – Peter McWilliams
Our thoughts create our reality – where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go. – Peter McWilliams
To overcome a fear, here’s all you have to do: realize the fear is there, and do the action you fear anyway. – Peter McWilliams
To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all. – Peter McWilliams
The media tends to report rumors, speculations, and projections as facts… How does the media do this? By quoting some ‘expert’… you can always find some expert who will say something hopelessly hopeless about anything. – Peter McWilliams