Stephen Richards Self Help Quotes & Sayings

When you're alone is when you can count your friends. — Stephen Richards

I used self-injury as a coping mechanism to help me overcome the emotional stress that I was incapable of dealing with in any other way. Self-injury was a means of escape, a way to relieve the numbness, and an expression of the pain within me. Something that the police wouldn't care about. — Stephen Richards

Understand that for better or worse, you create your own life. — Stephen Richards

Most people with new ideas are ridiculed ... until they succeed! — Stephen Richards

When you mark where your self-doubt is, then you can begin to conquer it. — Stephen Richards

If you have ever prayed for something and received what you wanted, you engaged in Cosmic Ordering. — Stephen Richards

You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making. — Stephen Richards

The more you are able to forgive then the more you are able to love. — Stephen Richards

Whenever you enjoy the bounties of nature like the sunrise or a blooming flower you are connecting yourself with the pure potentiality. — Stephen Richards

Try to study yourself and what is inside you, as the entire world lies in you. — Stephen Richards

Certain situations need a Jedi-like approach. One of these is when you are in a strange environment, usually where you feel unsure of yourself. You would be surprised how, if you walk with confidence and meaning, people will see this as a mark of confidence, yet you are perhaps shaking inside but outwardly you have the gait of a confident Jedi Knight. — Stephen Richards

Jedi are always assessing situations, actions and possibilities. Jedi don't just think outside of the box with the help from the Force, they also adapt to situations outside of the box! — Stephen Richards

Shine bright, be yourself. — Stephen Richards

Each minute of my life is brand new and ready to be used. — Stephen Richards

Your self-confidence is simply the part of your brain that tells you whether or not you should try something different or new or believe in yourself, and just as a Jedi truly believes that it is within their power to control their thoughts and stay in the Light, so can you. — Stephen Richards

The problem with most people who say they believe, however, is that said belief is only a thin layer of solid ice which rests over a vast ocean that is likewise deep with non-solid disbelief. — Stephen Richards

Stop comparing yourself with others. If they are good at something, you too are good at something else. Self-confidence is not measured by your own capabilities versus that of others, but by your own needs. — Stephen Richards

Only when you give from the heart does it make the giving whole. — Stephen Richards

Reflect your thoughts and watch others mirror them back to you. — Stephen Richards

Do the forgiveness and carry on going forward. Leave the worrying to the other person. Eat what is on your plate and leave the rest to them. — Stephen Richards

When you forgive, you are freed from some of the feelings of disapproval and it can contribute to lessening your negative thoughts. — Stephen Richards

The twisted thing about doing what you're good at is that you aren't really good at it until you do it over and over and over again. — Stephen Richards

What you have suffered after you have healed will make perfect sense. You will be able to smile at how you overcome the tears of pain. — Stephen Richards

Your life you are living now is a creation of your mind, but if you search deep down you will discover the capacity to create an even better life ... try it! — Stephen Richards

It's just nice to reflect sometimes and remember the things and people that are making a huge impact at any given moment. — Stephen Richards

Offer yourself forgiveness as a gift. The word 'give' is the basic keyword in the word forgiveness, therefore it relays a meaning therein. — Stephen Richards

Your core, lying deep within you, is what makes you what you are. Some call it the soul, the Higher Self, the true self, the being and so on. The name is unimportant once you realize that you are more than your looks and outward appearance. — Stephen Richards

You have two voices: the one you speak with and the one you think with. While the former is the one others hear, of greater importance is the one you hear. — Stephen Richards

If you have given up something many times over then you are strong-willed in having done it so many times over! — Stephen Richards

Distancing yourself from some painful event is probably the ignition for the process of forgiveness. — Stephen Richards

Pain can cause us to learn no end of lessons, but without resolution there can be no healing! — Stephen Richards

All the resentment that lies in your heart is simply causing damage to you mostly. — Stephen Richards

The Jedi is a practitioner of mind mastery. He realizes that whatever they are experiencing, they are creating and that they can change their lives in an instant by changing their thoughts, their focus and the way they are observing and engaging the energy of the world around them and the people who they've invited into their lives to play whatever roles they've chosen them to play. — Stephen Richards

If there ever was someone who had a control over you, someone who could cause you the greatest pain, someone who could ignore your most necessary requirements and someone for whom forgiveness were truly difficult to render, that person is none other than YOU. — Stephen Richards

When you fight yourself to discover the real you, there is only one winner. — Stephen Richards

When you make up your mind to forgive, your happiness will almost automatically follow. — Stephen Richards

Over the years you have been subjected to a great deal of mind propaganda which has resulted in you reaching the ceiling of maximum potential by virtue of your current limited mindset. — Stephen Richards

We invent what we need to get us by, but in doing so we are really continuing to hold on to the pain of yesterday. — Stephen Richards

There are two things essential if you want to enhance your Jedi self-confidence:
1/ belief that it is possible
2/ that self-help is the best help — Stephen Richards

Sometimes, all it takes to change your life is to change your routine. — Stephen Richards

When you keep a strong image of what you want in your mind, and possess the conviction that it is yours by right, you send out powerful vibrations to the farthest reaches of the universe. — Stephen Richards

The most valuable gift you can receive is an honest friend. — Stephen Richards

Your level of your concentration decides the extent of the realization of your dreams. — Stephen Richards

There is no need for a long, persuasive introduction about self-confidence. If you are not a confident person, you already know it. — Stephen Richards

When you accept you are a winner, that is when you will triumph. — Stephen Richards

A broken and mended relationship turns out to be stronger than one that has never been broken, almost like how bones can become even stronger once broken and then healed. — Stephen Richards

Life can only give you what you give back to it, and it all begins with the right attitude. — Stephen Richards

Sometimes we are very convinced that what we went through needs to be re-lived so we end up going back and forth to the demons of the past and eventually we fail to get over them. — Stephen Richards

If we let the drama of others' lives become our own, then we are no longer ourselves. — Stephen Richards

One real meeting is much better than a thousand internet or social media words. — Stephen Richards

Self-confidence is contagious. — Stephen Richards

Before you can give anyone a hand up, first you must get yourself up there to do so ... — Stephen Richards

Do not be deceived that you are weak because you have forgiven; instead be rest assured that you are now showing great strength - after all, forgiving is one of the most difficult things to do. — Stephen Richards

Do not allow yourself to be pulled into the role of embracing victimship as some sort of badge of honor to wear or flash around at any opportunity. — Stephen Richards

Sometimes your wish can become chaos ... be careful what you wish for! — Stephen Richards

When you reach out to those in need, do not be surprised if the essential meaning of something occurs. — Stephen Richards

The practice of forgiving is a sequential practice that begins with excusing someone. — Stephen Richards

If it doesn't take your breath away, make a bigger wish. — Stephen Richards

If Cosmic Ordering isn't for you, shape yourself so it is. — Stephen Richards

Due to the need to co-exist with these inhuman and inconsiderate people, we will obviously be disturbed by their acts; something which if we look at closely actually means that we too could be affecting some other people negatively every once in a while. — Stephen Richards

Putting someone down with name calling reveals your own low self-esteem. — Stephen Richards

Humans, unlike Jedi, are powerfully afraid of rejection. We do not survive well alone, so humans as a species are especially vulnerable to thoughts that make us afraid the rest of the "tribe" will desert us to die a sad, lonely death. — Stephen Richards

Forgiveness is not simply a single act, it is a full process. — Stephen Richards

None of us are ordinary; we all have a story to tell. — Stephen Richards

The pain you have gone through will give you the strength of character to come through it all, so long as you learn from what you have suffered then it was not suffering at all. — Stephen Richards

Concentrate more on your achievements than your failures. Learn to take the failures as opportunities to rectify your errors. — Stephen Richards

I was a normal person, living in a rough area with a foreign mother, I endured it and came out of the other side to help hundreds of thousands of people worldwide to change their lives just like I had mine. — Stephen Richards

The good thing about a self-help book is that if you misunderstand something then it won't mock you. — Stephen Richards

One way you can trace your way back to real and true happiness and joy is through forgiveness. — Stephen Richards

The pain you feel is simply because you do not yet have the strength to forgive. But you will grow strong again, that is for sure. — Stephen Richards

If you play and work hard then rest hard. — Stephen Richards

Self-belief, also called self-efficacy, is the kind of feeling you have when you have, like a Jedi, mastered a particular kind of skill and with its help have been able to achieve your set goals. — Stephen Richards

Every desire to modify in your life begins with the intention to do so. — Stephen Richards

Logical thinking can outwit random processing! — Stephen Richards

For that thought to be strong, however, it must be free of doubt, for doubt weakens the will, weakens the response of the universe, and slows the manifestation of desire. — Stephen Richards

The word 'believe' is an important factor in you securing your success. — Stephen Richards

If we studied the issue of forgiveness with a wider perspective, we are bound to opt for it after all. — Stephen Richards

You are not, though, forgiving so as to let others off with things. You are forgiving so that you can empower yourself to get over it and become strong. — Stephen Richards

A Master Jedi feels emotions, but they do not allow them to influence their reasoning. Yoda told Luke that he would know the good from the bad when he was 'calm, at peace. — Stephen Richards

Cooking is great, but the meal that has been prepared for you with love is the best. — Stephen Richards

Our thoughts create our world. — Stephen Richards

When you express gratitude for the blessings that come into your life, it not only encourages the universe to send you more, it also sees to it that those blessings remain. — Stephen Richards

Do not allow your sad past to rule your present situation. Unlike a tango, it does not take to two to forgive. — Stephen Richards

To rise above the conflicting desires of others, there must be no conflict about your own. — Stephen Richards

A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was. — Stephen Richards

When you face yourself, you face the truth of who you are. — Stephen Richards

Sometimes people put walls up to see who is strong enough to break them down! — Stephen Richards

Mind power is my art ... ... so bring the canvas of your mind closer and I will create a masterpiece. — Stephen Richards

When you use positive words it naturally has a very dynamic effect on the energy present around you. — Stephen Richards

Laughter is the most powerful weapon against verbal attack anyone can have. — Stephen Richards

This pain you are avoiding is a very necessary pain that will make you strong again. — Stephen Richards

When we age we shed many skins: ego, arrognace, dominance, self-opionated, unreliable, pessimism, rudeness, selfish, uncaring ... Wow, it's good to be old! — Stephen Richards

Blaming other people inevitably makes us blame ourselves because if we are pointing the finger at someone, practically, we are pointing it at ourselves as well. — Stephen Richards

When you forgive, it does not mean that you have submitted, it simply means that you have made a choice to stop bearing any grudge. — Stephen Richards

Shine Bright Like The Star Wars Jedi You Are. — Stephen Richards

In an unforgiving world, chaos rules. — Stephen Richards

Assuming you are still lost in thought about when exactly you should forgive someone, well the time is NOW. — Stephen Richards

Once you know what you want, even if you can't see it, even if you do not know how you will get it, you have to trust that it is there. — Stephen Richards

When you are desperately grabbing at straws all you get is a handful of weeds. — Stephen Richards

Forgiveness does carry with it numerous obstacles and one may well be surprised why many people find it a very difficult hurdle to jump over. — Stephen Richards