Bo Sanchez Quotes

“Declare this daily: Blessings are chasing after me.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Commit your work to the Lord, then it will succeed' (Proverbs 16:3, TLB).”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Do you commit your work to God? Then expect success. Note: Along the way, you'll go through a lot of failures. The more successful you want to be, the more failures you'll have to go through. You can't avoid failure. But at the end of the day, expect that success will happen.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live (Psalm 23:6, GNT).”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“I believe an ocean of blessings surrounds us. We have all that we need. Yes. God wants us to have abundance, but only so that we can use that abundance to serve.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“If you want to prosper, you need to have a prosperity mindset.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“The prosperity mindset is not about driving a Rolls Royce and wearing Armani, but simply saying every day, every moment, in every experience, "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!" (Psalms 34:8, ESV). In Filipino, we say, 'Ang sarap ng buhay!' (Life is delicious!)
The prosperity mindset is seeing God's blessings everywhere.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“From my experience, the prosperity mindset is not about what's in your pocket but what's in your perspective. But your perspective does affect what's in your pocket.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“The prosperity mindset encompasses three specific areas: psychology, theology, and economy.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Do you see yourself poor?
Has poverty become your identity?
You know you have a poverty mindset if you feel poor; you talk poor, you walk poor, and you act poor. Subconsciously, you plan on being poor for the rest of your life.

And when you fail in anything that you do, your favorite excuse is, "Mahirap lang ako." (I'm just a poor person.)”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Start praying!

Because of the poverty mindset, we don't want to pay for anything. Don't you notice? Filipinos are obsessed with getting things for free. We say often, "Wala bang libre?" (Is it for free?") or "Libre ka naman... Ang yaman-yaman mo!" (Please give me a treat... You're so rich!)

Hey, I would like to receive things for free, too. But don't make it a habit. Because it reinforces your psychological label that you can't afford to buy stuff—and entrenches your identity as a beggar.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“That's for Rich People'
I remember a scene in my childhood. I love my mom, and she's a great mom, but one of her weaknesses was a pernicious poverty mindset.

When I was a small boy, I remember Mom brought me to a shoe store. I pointed to a nice pair of black leather shoes behind the glass cover, and my mother made the sign of the cross, like I pointed to something I should not point to, and said, "Shhhh! Not that! We can't afford that! Those shoes are for rich people."

In my little mind, I figured, if we can't buy the shoes for rich people, it meant that we were poor people.

Today, I've learned my lesson. Even as God has prospered my little businesses, I don't buy everything my kids want to buy. When my boys and I are walking in a mall, and they point to something they like, and it isn't in the budget, I don't say, "That's too expensive."

I say, "Boys, we can afford to buy it. But because we're wise, we choose not to buy it.”
― Bo Sánchez

“2. Theology

Do you believe that God wants you to be poor?
Do you believe that to be close to God, it's better to be poor that to be rich?
Then your theology is written from the poverty mindset.
Some people think that all money is demonic. That business is evil. Profit is bad. And all rich people are crooks.

Let me ask you three questions:
How Do You See Money?
How Do You See Rich People?
How Do You See God?”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“How Do You See Money?

When I see people stuck in financial problems, I see people who have an unhealthy relationship with money. Subconsciously, they see money as their enemy. They see money as a problem. They see money as a curse.

If you have a prosperity mindset, you see money as a friend, not an enemy. You see money as a blessing, not a problem. You see money as an instrument for doing massive good.

If you want more money, you need to be comfortable with money. You've got to talk about money and study about business and read about investments.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“How Do You See Rich People?

One day, I was eating in a swanky restaurant with a friend—a friend who, ever since I could remember, was permanently in financial lack. Financial problems stuck to him like glue. And his friends avoided him like the plague because he kept borrowing money and never pay them back.

While munching, he looked around the nicely decorated room and said, "The owner of this restaurant is probably cheating. He's probably not paying his taxes. He's also probably not paying the right salaries to his waiters. And he's also probably..."

I cut him mid-sentence and asked, "How do you know?"

I figured he probably had inside information.

But he said, "Isn't it obvious? He's so rich. He must be cheating."

That day, I realized why my friend was poor and always buried in debt. Although on the outside he wants to get out of poverty, on the inside he wants to remain poor. Subconsciously, he was resisting wealth. His subconscious found a way to avoid becoming rich. Because according to his belief system, all rich people are bad people—and he didn't want to be bad.

Do you want to gain a prosperity mindset? Stop judging all rich people as crooks. Some rich people are very good people. When you see a friend becoming rich, share in her joy. Be happy for her. When you do that, you're telling yourself that it's also OK for you to become rich.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“How Do You See God?

How do you picture God?
I know some people who think of God as a God who wants us to suffer and remain poor. This is the theology of the poverty mindset. That God is a stingy God.
But the prosperity mindset sees God as a generous God. Generosity is His nature. Generosity is His character. And God is a God who wants to bless us with abundance. The Bible says, "And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19, NIV).”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“3. Economy

Poverty mindset believes that there's very little money out there. And thus, it's very difficult to earn money.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“But the prosperity mindset thinks differently. It believes that the wealth of the world is not one pie, but an infinite number of pies—because anyone can bake an entire new pie.

God has given you gifts beyond your wildest imagination.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“We don't know that we're standing on a diamond mine.
We don't know that blessings are chasing after us.
Open your eyes!”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Act Like a Champion

YOU'RE A CHAMPION.
Here's proof: You're alive.
You were conceived in the womb of your mother as a result of the most exhausting, gruesome race in the universe. There were 180 million human sperms running, swimming, cycling towards one solitary egg waiting in the fallopian tube of the female body. It was a triathlon of epic proportions where there would be only one champion. And you won. You came out the champion. You defeated 180 million competitors.
I repeat: You're already a champion.
So act like one.
God created you for a sacred mission.
So live life every day with purpose and passion.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Work" is a loaded word.
It stirs up all sorts of reaction.
Some people see it as a four-letter curse word because their work fills their life with pain and bitterness. These people are full-fledged, card-carrying, official members of the TGIF Club. What's this? "Thank God It's Fayday!" Except for their salary, they hate their jobs and will get rid of it in a blink of an eye.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Note that the Bible talks a lot about money.

And a lot of those verses are warnings against the temptations of wealth—how the love of money can corrupt our hearts and destroy our lives. Those warnings are very serious, and we must listen and obey.

Money, like anything good in this world, can pulls us away from God and His way.

The other day, I was reading a sad report on giving. According to the study, when people's income increases, their giving decreases. Sadly, the poor outgive the rich.

Because money can become an idol that we worship.

And I'll be the first one to tell you to prioritize peace over prosperity any time of the day. God must be the center of every area of our life, especially our financial life. At the end of the day, only God can satisfy the deepest longings of your life.

Very Important Point: As much as there are Success Principles in the Bible, its core message is not how to succeed in your work or finances but in following Jesus and building His Kingdom in this world.”
― Bo Sanchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“I've been reading Proverbs for decades now, but I'm still blown away how a three-thousand-year-old text can impact our modern financial life today.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Four Farmers
Once upon a time, there were four farmers who lived beside each other: Farmer Fraidy, Farmer Flaky, Farmer Fancy, and Farmer Focused.

Out of all these Farmers, only Farmer Focused had a huge harvest every year. Fraidy, Flaky, and Fancy always had very tiny harvests. Let me tell you why.

Farmer Fraidy
Farmer Fraidy doesn't plant too many seeds. Why? He's filled with fear. He's afraid that the seeds won't grow. Or if they grow, they won't bear fruit. Or if they bear fruit, no one will buy the fruit. He imagines the worst scenario. He's paralyzed by the question, "What if?" Such as, "What if there's a storm that will destroy my crops? What if there's a bug infestation? What if there's an alien invasion?"

He entertains his fears so much, he plants very little seeds. Because of that, he has very little harvest.

Farmer Flaky
On the other hand, Farmer Flaky plants a lot of seeds but he's distracted. He goofs off in the middle of the season. He spends a lot of time on Facebook. He plays video games. He watches all kinds of telenovelas—Filipino, Korean, Mexican, and Martian. He goes off to Hong Kong to eat xiao long bao. In short, he neglects the farm. Many of the crops don't grow.

Farmer Fancy
This guy farms in the wrong way. He chooses the wrong seed, tills the soil in the wrong way, and harvests them in the wrong way, too. When other farmers give him suggestions on how to improve, he doesn't listen. He's simply too proud. And that's why his harvest is very small.

These three Farmers are connected to the first Success Principle from Proverbs.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“The lazy man won't go out and work. 'There might be a lion outside!' he says. He sticks to his bed like a door to its hinges! He is too tired even to lift his food from his dish to his mouth! Yet in his own opinion he is smarter than seven wise men" (Proverbs 26:13-16 TLB).”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Reason 1: Fear
The first part says, "The lazy man won't go out and work. 'There might be a lion outside!' he says" (Proverbs 26:13, TLB).

Fear grips Farmer Fraidy.


Laziness is already mentioned, but the example given was about fear. It says that he doesn't want to go out because of a lion. We all have an imaginary lion in our lives.

From my experience, I believe it's uncertainty. All change is terrifying because it's unfamiliar. This is the chilling truth: Some people would prefer the certainty of their present poverty rather than the uncertainty of their future prosperity. Sad but real.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Reason 2: Laziness

Farmer Flaky is imprisoned by laziness.

The next verse describe this paralysis: "He sticks to his bed like a door to its hinges! He is too tired even to lift his food from his dish to his mouth!" (Proverbs 26:14-15, TLB).

Who says the Bible is boring? This verse is so funny. It gives you the height of laziness: There's already food on his plate, yet he's too tired to lift his spoon to his mouth. Absurd? Not really. Look around you. So many are surrounded by wonderful opportunities to grow themselves. Yet they don't life their spoon. Instead, they want to be spoon-fed like babies.

But we live in different times.

When my son was fourteen years old, he learned how to play the drums, how to edit videos, how to arrange songs, how to make websites. How? By watching YouTube videos. He also learned enough fashion sense to be my fashion stylist, so he can tell me what to wear on stage so I don't look like Mr. Bean. That's the kind of universe we live in. Because of the Internet, all the libraries of the world are now in your bedroom and you can access them by just one press of a button.

Yet people remain immobilized. Stuck. Frozen.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Reason 3: Pride

The next verse gives us the third reason for lack: "Yet in his own opinion he is smarter than seven wise men" (Proverbs 26:16, TLB).

This is Farmer Fancy.

I see this all the time. Proud people will never succeed because they're unteachable. They don't want to fail because they'll look bad. And they won't serve anyone. It's a perfect recipe for disaster.

Humility is so underrated. I believe humility is the mother of all virtues—and the mother of all real success.

And from experience, pride is rooted in insecurity.

What is the solution?

Practice the 7 Success Principles of the Book of Proverbs. And that is where fourth guy, Farmer Focused, comes in. He's the only one who has a huge harvest because he practices all of them.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“Farmer Focused
One day, the four farmers had lunch together.

Farmer Fraidy was the first one to speak. He asked, "Farmer Focused, you planted a lot of seeds. I didn't because of my fears. How do you get rid of your fears? I'm overwhelmed with my fears, I end up paralyzed."

Farmer Focused said, "Who says I got rid of my fears? My motto in life has always been, "Do it afraid.'"

He was talking of Success Principle number two...Execution.”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life

“7 Success Principles:
1. Evaluation
2. Execution
3. Endurance
4. Education
5. Envision
6. Emptiness
7. Expectation”
― Bo Sánchez, Nothing Much Has Changed (7 Success Principles from the Ancient Book of Proverbs for Your Money, Work, and Life