Melissa Heisler > Quotes

“Accepting the power to change your life means admitting we cannot always change circumstances or the past, but we can change ourselves. It is within our control to change our thoughts, beliefs, perceptions, actions, and reactions. We create our experiences by choosing how we perceive circumstances and events around us.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“Awareness, Acceptance, Alternatives, and Actions are the four habits necessary to become Type Me.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“The world we see and experience is actually our personal interpretation of vibrational waves.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“Have compassion. Even though Type A’s can be controlling, know they are as tough or tougher with themselves.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“Living is a verb, not a noun. Joy is found in living our life not just having a life.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“At times, you may find you are revisiting the same issue, lesson, or opportunity you experienced before. However, each time we come to the same crossroads, it is different. Life is not linear. I see it as an ascending spiral. Issues or challenges we face run vertically alongside the spiral. We move along the path of the spiral, and we will see reoccurring challenges and issues, but they really are different each time because we are different.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“Life is about daily moment-by-moment experiences. Many of us don’t focus on these moments.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“What we think is what we experience, so it is important to become aware of our thoughts.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“The past is perception. The future is unknown. The only truth is the present.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“The most important aspect of a Type A is they are really scared, although they appear to be confident and in control. Type A’s use tasks, projects, and lists to feel secure.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“Joy is found in what we experience (verb), not what we have or achieve (noun).”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“Things don’t provide us with joy; it is experiencing the thing that brings us joy.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“Focusing on what we have, instead of what we don’t, keeps us in the present moment.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“Life is about choosing, experiencing, learning, and choosing again.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It

“Without self-awareness, no changes can be made.”
― Melissa Heisler, From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop "Doing" Life and Start Living It