My Favorite Lines: Above The Line By Urban Meyer

Below are a few of my favorite lines from Above the Line by Urban Meyer. You can find all my notes HERE.

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"We don’t control the events in life, and we don’t directly control the outcomes. But we always have control over how we choose to respond. How we respond means everything. We call it the R Factor." - p. 43

"How you feel is not always the best guide for you what you should do." - p. 47

"Make sure the habits you have today are in alignment with the dreams and goals you have for tomorrow." - p. 51

"Embrace discomfort. Discomfort marks the place where the old way meets the new. Discomfort indicates that change is about to happen. Push through the pain. If it doesn’t challenge you, it will not change you." - p. 52

"If you permit it, you promote it." - p. 74

"Here’s the not so hidden secret for achieving extraordinary success: clarify what you really want, then work as hard as you can for as long as it takes." - p. 91

"Success is cumulative and progressive. It is the result of what you do every day. ... Success is not achieved by an occasional heroic response. Success is achieved by focused and sustained action. All achievement is a series of choices. The bigger the achievement, the longer the series and more challenging the choices." - p. 91

"It’s your training versus his training." - p. 102

10-80-10 Principle: "At the very center of it, the nucleus, are the top 10 percenters, people who give all they’ve got all the time, who are the essence of self-discipline, self-respect, and the relentless pursuit of improvement. ... Outside the nucleus are the 80 percenters. They are the majority  -- people who go to work, do a good job, and are relatively reliable. ... The final 10 percenters are uninterested or defiant. ... How well you perform as a team is going to depend on the work you do with the 80 percenters. That’s why I devote more time to them by far than to either of the 10 percenters." - p. 161-162

"I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you." - p. 164 (Kobe Bryant)

"If your habits don’t reflect your dreams and goals, you can either change your habits or change your dreams and goals.” - p. 174