Sam Owen Quotes

Negative emotional states are a breeding ground for mistakes.

Via self-talk we give our mind instructions on what we expect of ourselves and so behave accordingly. Change the instructions and we change the outcomes.

Introspection and observation of others are vital for the ongoing good health of our own psyche; watch, learn and tweak as required.

It's as though our bodily sensations have voices if we tune in to what they have to say.

Assumptions close doors. Intrigue opens them.

Anger usually only serves us, and even then, only very fleetingly.

We have to give our brain permission to search for, and find, answers. This permission comes in the form we talk to ourselves.

Trust yourself to be able to confront and work through your emotions. If you believe you can't do it, you won't do it and you'll become stuck. If you believe you can do it, you will.

Feeling your way to knowledge rather than thinking your way, often results in better learning.

Arrogance based on relentless denial of faults eventually makes a person weary.

Your eyes will contradict your words if your words contradict your thoughts and feelings.

Modern day information overload stops us sufficiently engaging with our thoughts.

What we do makes a difference and what we think about influences what we do.

We can achieve more in a moment of compassion than in an hour of anger.

Building confidence comes from overcoming the voice in your head that says you are not capable; silence the noise and then prove it wrong.

Our emotions stem from our thoughts, redirect your thoughts to redirect your emotions.

Unhealthy relationships keep our self-esteem low.

Remembering our personal growth that resulted from negative life experiences makes new obstacles easier to embrace.

Always think in terms of solutions. Focusing on the problems usually gives us more of them.

When you walk around feeling quietly upset, frustrated, angry or some other negative emotion, people around you will detect it to some degree or another, even if only subconsciously.

Introspection leads to insights; insights tell us what needs to change.

Depressed states can make us feel like we're constantly fighting against ourselves but we must engage in that fight for ourselves.

Confidence sometimes requires purposeful preparation and practice.

Whatever you say to yourself, silently or aloud, tells your brain what to focus on. Simple!

Be you, be true to your word, don't sell yourself short and don't waste your life worrying.

How we make people feel shapes how they feel about us.

Our brains are like computers; it's our responsibility to programme them well, daily, and remove the viruses.

Sleep is our recharge function and our reset button...and we all need a reset button sometimes.

We have to allow ourselves to feel it in order to heal it.

Where you are now is the result of your previous overriding thoughts and actions. Tomorrow is still in the making so plant good seeds...

Taking charge of our life reinforces our self-worth.

When you lack self-esteem it's easy to keep attracting the wrong people into your life.

For us to feel good emotionally, we have to look after ourselves.

Sometimes being overwhelmed by emotions can leave you speechless but even then it is important to identify the correct emotion.

An external locus of identity is unhealthy and yet the very thing that social media encourages in those with low self-esteem.

Self-esteem comes from not letting unrelated external occurrences be tied to your own self-worth.

When you're confident in what you have to say, you don't need to add effect.

Empathy is easier than anger, in the long-run.

Being your authentic self reassures the people you meet.

Confident people generally handle people with respect, compassion and integrity.

Sometimes the anger directed at another is actually anger toward the self.

Confidence is subtle. Insecurity is brash.

It's important for intuitive people to differentiate other people's energy from their own pre-existing emotional state.

Our emotions affect the atmosphere around us, and other people, because emotions influence the electromagnetic field our heart emits.

When you lack self-esteem, people you encounter can feel it like an invisible barrier separating them from you; conversely, confidence helps people to feel connected to you.

Being your authentic self exudes a quiet confidence.

Whatever you focus your mind on, you will consciously and subconsciously work towards.

Goals for the future distract from worry and anger about the past and redirect your focus to the direction you're travelling in.

Confident people tend to evaluate their opinions alongside those of others and then follow their intuition.

In each moment you are nurturing or damaging your relationship with yourself.

We build confidence by daring to step outside our comfort zone in small increments.

It is easy to respond with anger; it is more empowering and spiritually elevating to respond with compassion.

Our emotions are encoded in the heart signals we emit. Use the energy you feel to know how they are feeling.

Fear of confronting emotions is like fear of reading road signs.

Implementing good relationship habits consistently over time elicits good relationships which in turn feed our thoughts about our own self-worth and capabilities.

Our perspective equals our reality, tweak the perspective and you tweak your reality.

Spending time alone in your own company reinforces your self-worth and is often the number-one way to replenish your resilience reserves.

Lack of ownership over your anger can incorrectly absolve you of all responsibility and so keep you stuck in the anger.

Embrace the anxiety of confronting your emotions because it's often the emotional hitting of rock bottom that ignites our resolve to get back to the top.

Life is a series of puzzles; all you have to do is solve the puzzles.