The Psychology of

Success

Joyce Marter, LCPC

Psychotherapist & CEOUrban Balance

www.urbanbalance.com

Define Success

“Success is to live life openly, authentically, and lovingly in a way that aligned with the highest

good of self and others.”~Joyce Marter

Self-Reflect

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting

different results.”~Albert Einstein

Assess Your Life Balance

Take Responsibility

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"Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not

your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an

argument or your age that is to blame. You and only you are

responsible for every decision and choice you make.”

~Wayne Dyer

Bring Your Attention to the Present

“Be at least as interested in what goes on inside you as what happens outside. If you get the inside right,

the outside will fall into place.”~Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now

Detach from Ego & Negativity

”The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but the thought about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the

situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is.”

~Eckhart Tolle

Let Go of Defensiveness

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our

Darkness, that most frightens us.”~Marianne Williamson

Surf the Waves of Emotion

“Feelings are waves of energy which we can choose to surf, rather than allow them to

overcome us.”~Arlene Englander, The In-Sourcing

Handbook

Practice Self-Care

“Health is certainly more valuable than money, because

it is by health that money is procured.”~Samuel Johnson

Think Positively

“a man is but the product of his thoughts...what he thinks, he becomes.”

~Mohandas Gandhi

Set Healthy Boundaries

“We teach people how to

treat us.”

~Dr. Phil

“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”

~Wayne Dyer

Embody Your Core Values

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Identify Your Gifts“To realize one's destiny is a person's

only obligation.”~Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Give & Share Whenever Possible

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by

being shared.”~Buddha

Access Support

“Friends are like elevator buttons, they either take you up or they take you down.”

~Tom Osbourne

View Setbacks As Opportunities For Growth

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and

success achieved.”~Helen Keller

Appreciate That Progress is Not Linear

“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.”

~Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth

Practice Acceptance

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

~Maya Angelou

Forgive Yourself & Others

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”

~Nelson Mandela

Be Resilient

“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”

~Marilyn Vos Savant

Discover the Power of Intention

“Our intention creates our reality.”~Wayne Dyer, The Power of Intention

Create Your Ideal Work/Life Balance

“No one on their deathbed ever said, ‘I wish I spent more time at work.’”

~Unknown

Open Yourself Upto Prosperity

“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.”

~Dr. Joyce Brothers

Develop Your Vision

Asian eye

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”

~Mohandas Gandhi

Practice Gratitude

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he

has.”~Epictetus

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Persevere