Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Discipline is something we despise for the moment.... We all look for a place to run, an excuse with which to stall. No one enjoys it. Yet those of us who have endured it know that the fruit it produces and the pain from which it ultimately spares us makes it worth the agony.

With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains

The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to discipline the body, to find courage, to renew faith and to become one's own person, utterly and completely.

When the morning's freshness has been replaced by the weariness of midday, when the leg muscles give under the strain, the climb seems endless, and suddenly nothing will go quite as you wish it is then that you must not hesitate.

I love hearing stories about, you know, people who are overcoming challenges in their life. And when you experience hardships, you can either fold or rally, and just by a paradigm shift in your belief system.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.

I don't like whining about the challenges I face while I work. I know they are for the better so I can rise stronger and better.

Being mentally strong is something I've always been very good at and sometimes you just have to dig a bit deeper.

No matter what comes your way, shake it off and move forward. When you have a positive mindset, you can't be defeated.

Taking action is hard, but know what? Enduring a bad situation can be its own hell.

Life can be so difficult at times but fighting through the pain is so worth it.

Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for failure. They turned their stumbling blocks into stepping stones. They realized that they couldn't determine every circumstance in life but they could determine their choice of attitude towards every circumstance.

You do not need to let anything get you down, but if you are down you certainly need not let anything keep you down.

SELF-DISCIPLINE, more than any other personal quality I can think of, is the one thing that separates successful people from the unsuccessful. Think of all it encompasses: honoring commitments, promises and deadlines, keeping your life on schedule, being willing to go the extra mile... Self-discipline is essential to success. The alternative is a life ruled by emotions, and none of us can afford that if we're going to fulfill our purpose and realize our potential.

Life is not about gutting out every situation. It's about identifying opportunity or the lack thereof. If your pride is all that is standing in the way of quitting, quit. The right people won't care and the wrong people don't matter. If you know you're on the right path, persevere though the pain. It will be worth it.

I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.

Remember anything you want that's valuable requires you to break through short-term pain in order to gain long-term pleasure.

You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.

I always pushed myself. Whenever I felt I needed to stop, I made myself run faster.

Judo taught me that I am capable of anything... I can mentally push past anything and be victorious.

I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude.

I understand that suffering, when it cannot be avoided, is here to help me on my way to my dreams

It wasn't until my late twenties that I learned that by working out I had given myself a great gift. I learned that nothing good comes without work and a certain amount of pain. When I finish a set that leaves me shaking, I know more about myself. When something gets bad, I know it can't be as bad as that workout.

If you face life without confidence in your own powers, you succumb too easily to setbacks and adversity; you lack the will to persevere.

If someone is trying to stop you from enjoying your life by impeding on yours, and telling you that your life is not the right way, then by all means, I'm the first one to say, "Fight for your rights, fight for who you are and for what you believe in." But you better be the stronger person. Just be aware and attentive to everything that's happening in life and know that there are gonna be people that are going to stop you and going to enjoy stopping you from getting to your goals. But just continue to be strong and outwit them.