Michael Hyatt Quotes - Page 3

Your future does not equal your past. Tomorrow is full of possibility you can access right now

One of the best questions you can ask when something negative happens is this: 'What does this experience make possible?'

Amateurs write when they are inspired. Professionals are inspired when they write. This is a subtle but important distinction.

I think we're living in a time when size is not a strategic advantage, necessarily.

You have to get a great headline to attract attention in your blog - it's about the lure - not the rod.

Music always just cuts to the core and fills your heart.

When finished writing a post, go back and add bullets, sub heads, spacing; eliminate long paragraphs or sentences.

I don't have a religious bone in my body but I believe artists (of any medium), in our best selves, are vessels of truth.

The best way to deal in a transparent world is just be transparent. Let your life be authentic and let people look in. Because if they want to find out, they're gonna find out. And so to me it's given me a greater sense of accountability as a CEO. It's given me a greater opportunity to lead.

When we are young, parents and teachers tell us we can do anything and become whatever we want. But as we grow older, these same people tell us we must be more realistic.

Acting is my calling. It is one of the things I was meant to do in this world, along with being a mother.

Fools take criticism and dish it back. The wise take it and turn it to their advantage.

Part of the role of a thought leader is not to necessarily have all the answers - I certainly don't - but it's to be able to ask the right questions and the privilege of being able to lead the conversation.

I'm willing to submit to the sovereignty of the consumer, but I just want to know what they say.

Leadership is not about experience, education or talent. It's about choosing to lead.

Your early successes can be your undoing later.

It's easy to lose our way when we lose our why.

Wherever we are, we can improve our chances of getting ahead by keeping a book in hand

No one runs your life unless you let them. And you have more power than you think.

Sadly, I have met very few people who have a plan for their life. Most are passive spectators, watching their lives unfold, one day at a time. They are reactive rather than proactive. They may plan their careers, the building of a new home, or even a vacation. But it never occurs to them to plan their life.

In hindsight I can see that my love for the arts began by watching my father and his colleagues perform on stage in Jamaica, and running a muck among the exhibits of fabulous Jamaican art at the National Gallery while mum was upstairs curating.

I was swimming in art day and night. There were always parties being thrown, with artists from every medium (my extended aunts and uncles), living as boldly as they want to be.

The 70's was a great time for artistic expression in Jamaica and I was in the heart of it, unconsciously soaking it up and paving my future.

If I weren't acting I'd be a very unhappy, unfulfilled woman.

Social media is new to me and I didn't think I would like it, being very protective of my private space, but it's nice to connect to the love and positive vibes folks have to share.