There are times you will be given intuition, you just know something, and you can't explain it. Don't override it. Don't talk yourself out of it. That's the Creator giving you inside information.
Joel OsteenRead
People will try to label you not good enough, too slow, too old, too many mistakes. You can't stop negative comments or prevent negative labels, but you can choose to not let them hold you back.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of ignoring negative labels and comments from others, encouraging individuals to continue pursuing their goals.
Joel Osteen's quote highlights a common experience of facing criticism and negative labels from others, which can undermine self-confidence and progress. However, the core message is about personal agency; while we may not have control over what others say or think, we have the power to rise above those judgments and not allow them to hinder our ambitions and dreams. It serves as a reminder to embrace resilience in the face of adversity.
Themes
NegativityResilienceSelf-WorthPotentialGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech to encourage young athletes to pursue their dreams regardless of criticism.
More from Joel Osteen
All quotes →When you have a spirit of excellence, you do the right thing not because somebody is watching or making you do it; you do it because it's the right thing to do.
Joel OsteenRead
Next time you're tempted to be upset, frustrated, offended, remind yourself, it's a part of that ten percent of things in life that you can't control - but you can control how you respond.
Joel OsteenRead
I believe God wants you to have money to pay your bills, send your kids to college and do charity work and build orphanages. There's the teaching that we're supposed to be poor to show that we're humble. I don't buy that. I think we're supposed to be leaders. We're supposed to excel.
Joel OsteenRead
Just because something didn't work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are.
Joel OsteenRead
Closed doors are a test of our faith. Keep moving forward, being your best, living with determination and faith. When you do, you'll see amazing changes all around you.
Joel OsteenRead
Similar quotes
First, you have to have fun. Second, you have to put love where your labour is. Third, you have to go in the opposite direction to everyone else.
Anita RoddickRead
I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping. We work for what we want. I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor, so we work to try and bring about the situation that is necessary for the country, and we are confident that we will get to the negotiation table at one time or another. This is the way all such situations pan out even with the most truculent dictator.
Aung San Suu KyiRead
I always knew I was a writer. And I always thought to myself, 'Well, why not me?' Someone has to be on the best-seller list, 'Why not me?' Someone has to write for the 'New Yorker,' 'Why not me?' And I didn't really get much positive reinforcement as a kid, so I thought, 'Well let me show you what I can do.'
Elizabeth WurtzelRead
Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
Pat RileyRead
Start at the end and work back.
Neil ArmstrongRead
I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed.
Booker T. WashingtonRead