Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson
Richard Carlsonwas an American author, psychotherapist, and motivational speaker, who rose to fame with the success of his book, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff... and it’s all Small Stuff, which became one of the fastest-selling books of all time and made publishing history as USA Today's bestselling book for two consecutive years. It also spent over 101 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. It was published in 135 countries and translated into Latvian, Polish, Icelandic, Serbian and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth16 May 1961
CityPiedmont, CA
CountryUnited States of America
We deny the parts of ourselves that we deem unacceptable rather than accepting the fact that we're all less than perfect.
as you begin to eliminate your need for perfection in all areas of your life, you'll begin to discover the perfection in life itself
The key to a good life is this: If you're not going to talk about something during the last hour of your life, then don't make it a top priority during your lifetime.
If we would just slow down, happiness would catch up to us.
One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It's not and it won't. When we make this mistake we tend to spend a lot of time wallowing and/or complaining about what's wrong with life. "It's not fair," we complain, not realizing that, perhaps, it was never intended to be.
Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It's being content to listen to the entire thought of someone rather than waiting impatiently for your chance to respond.
Choose to be kind over being right and you'll be right everytime.
True happiness comes not when we get rid of all of our problems,but when we change our relationship to them, when we see our problems as a potential source of awakening, opportunities to practice, and to learn.
Don't Stress the Small Stuff--and it's all small stuff,
We have to shore this thing up like a New Orleans levy.
No one knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart... it comes from being alive.
It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure.
When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.
Circumstances don't make a person; they reveal him or her.