Ben Coffee

"Move toward the next thing, not away from the last thing.

Same direction. Completely different energy."

"Decide the type of person you want to be.

Prove it to yourself with small wins."

"Compete externally and you compare.

Compete internally and you improve."

"To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all these are things we can... See more

"Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all."

Gratitude arises from paying attention, from being awake in the presence of everything that lives within and without and beside us.

At any moment, you are one good choice away from a meaningfully better life.

"I must change my life so that I can live it, not wait for it."

"Your best performances will come when you are working in a way that is a full expression of you. The work becomes a natural display of your personality. This is when you not only get better results, but also love the activity — because in doing the craft, you feel alive."