Joe Tye Quotes:

Every individual was put on this earth to accomplish some purpose bigger than just making a living.

Topics: Purpose, Earth, Individual

The REAL American Dream is not about a garage full of new cars, winning the lottery, or retiring to a life of ease in Florida. It's about doing work that has meaning, work that makes a difference, and doing that work with people you care about.

Topics: Dream, Real, Winning, Winning The Lottery

I will have faith that, though I might not understand why adversity happens, by my conscious choice I can find strength, compassion, and grace through my trials.

source: - Joe Tye (1997). “Never Fear, Never Quit: A Story of Courage and Perseverance”

Topics: Adversity, Compassion, Choices, Finding Strength

Honesty is an active verb, not a passive noun. Go out of your way to be truthful, beginning with the things that you say to yourself.

Topics: Honesty, Verbs, Nouns, Being Truthful

Whenever someone calls me a Pollyanna, I consider it to be the highest of compliments. This courageous girl finds a community that has been torn apart with hate, fear, and pain and brings it love, courage and healing. Isn't that what our world today needs more than anything?

Topics: Girl, Pain, Hate, Pollyanna, World Today

Fear of success is far more dangerous than fear of failure, because the subconscious mind works to prevent that which it fears. People may fear success because of low self-esteem and feeling of not deserving it; because it will increase what others expect of them. Fear of success shows up as anxiety, indecision, avoidance, procrastination or acceptance of mediocrity.

source: - Joe Tye (2000). “Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career”, Mjf Books

Topics: Self Esteem, Procrastination, Acceptance, Deserving It, Fear Of Success

Since we can no longer rely on the company for security, it must come from within. For people who know who they are and what they're called to do, it will be a world of great opportunity. For those who continue to define themselves in terms of the expectations and opinions of others, it will be a world of pain and frustration.

source: - Joe Tye (2000). “Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career”, Mjf Books

Topics: Pain, Frustration, Opportunity

If you lose hope, you're just not looking far enough ahead.

source: - Joe Tye (1997). “Never Fear, Never Quit: A Story of Courage and Perseverance”

Topics: Enough, Ifs, Loses