Sam Owen Quotes

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

Get in the driving seat of your thoughts. You control them and they absolutely control your life.

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

Confidence sometimes requires purposeful preparation and practice.

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

Everyone feels depressed, angry or frustrated at times; it's a crossroads not a dead end.

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

Identifying body language changes connected with the conversation in hand gives us insights into their thoughts and emotions.

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

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

Confidence is subtle. Insecurity is brash.

The long-term pain suffered by suppressing emotions is far greater than the short-term pain of confronting them.

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

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

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

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

Healthy people learn how to frequently adjust their thoughts to make reality comfortable and realistic.

Arrogance created to project a self-image of superiority is the very trait that demonstrates to others deeply hidden inferiority.

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

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

Know your worth so you know when to say, "Yes", and when to say, "Thank you but no thank you.

Jealousy is when their reflection in the mirror that is your progress, is attacked rather than appreciated, begrudged rather than understood.

Utter frustration often precedes the breakthrough so stick with it and have faith in your journey.

Jealousy of another means you need to work on making you proud of yourself.

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

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

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

If you emulate the behaviours of confident people, you will help yourself to become confident.

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

Unhealthy relationships keep our self-esteem low.

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

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

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

It takes effort and concern to really think about things.

Being your authentic self exudes a quiet confidence.

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

For intuitive people, it can be exhausting having to constantly manage other people's emotional needs on personal social media accounts.

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

Assumptions close doors. Intrigue opens them.

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

How we care for ourselves gives our brain messages that shape our self-worth so we must care for ourselves in every way, every day.

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

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

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

Being your authentic self reassures the people you meet.

Emotions are the road signs to your happiness.

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

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

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

Taking charge of our life reinforces our self-worth.

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

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

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

Clarity and simplicity help us to build confidence; keep things clear and keep them simple.

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

When people seem angry, sometimes they are simply upset and hurting. Asking the right questions helps them to work through it.

Negative emotional states are a breeding ground for mistakes.

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

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

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

In a world of increasing fakery, genuine people are the sexiest.

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

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

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

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

Within our emotions lie answers, truths and instructions.

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