Creta ★'s Key Ideas from Greatest Inspirational Quotes
by Joe Tichio

It's true. The way you interpret and understand the world directly affects your beliefs and the way you live your life. Perception creates bias as much as it creates understanding. It creates fear as much as it creates curiosity.

Your good times are temporary and your bad times are temporary. So when you're up, enjoy it, bask in it, and be grateful for it. And when you're down, know you will get through it. Know that it's not the end, and that it's just a rough patch. Life is full of twists and turns, ups and downs, and surprises.

We forget that it's about the journey not the destination.

More often than not, we tend to worry about what's to come, or dwell on something that's already happened. While it's crucial to care and consider your future, be careful not to let it hinder your present. Moments turn into memories. Enjoy the moment while you have it.

It usually takes a lifetime of piled up worries for a person to realize: Worrying isn't productive.

This goes for your non-work life, too. What habits and hobbies do you want to stop? Which ones do you want to develop? It's important to be conscious of the type of people and activities you surround yourself with. Information is like nutrients to your brain, be aware of what you are feeding yourself. Success isn't one triumphant moment. Success is a series of moments (and choices) leading up to bigger moments.

The happiest people tend to be the ones who've worked the most on themselves. Being happy takes a lot of work. It's just as much work--if not more-- to be unhappy. So choose wisely. Being happy means at some point you decided to take control of your life.Sometimes it's hard, but you have to pull yourself up and push yourself forward.

Your lifetime is a series of developments and personal growth.One of the worst things you can do for self-development is comparing yourself to other people.