People who get what they want tend to be the ones who make the effort to know what they want.
Martha BeckI want you to notice is that-right here, right now-youโre okay. You may be in pain, you may be in fear, you may be in grief. But youโre here, youโre surviving; this moment is okay.
Martha BeckIf you ask people, as I often do, how they make decisions, 'lucky' people will talk about tuning in to information and instincts, while 'unlucky' people often mention pushing away the uncomfortable feeling they were headed for trouble.
Martha BeckIf we're stuck with having expectations, there's a very good reason to embrace positive ones: it's that we often create what we anticipate.
Martha Beck