The Positive Edge Quotes

“Sometimes it feels like life has buried us in the dirt, when in reality we've been planted with an opportunity to grow.”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“We have the power as individuals to create a different perspective. We can physically rewire our brains to see our work and lives in a more positive light. We can reduce our stress and increase our peace and happiness. We can use our minds to change our brains for a better life.”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“Research shows that we need to take a break and decompress so we can be at our best at work—and at home. Maybe we should ask if the life we’re working so hard to create is fun to live?

When’s the last time you disconnected and took a vacation?”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“Information alone does not improve our lives—we need to actually use it to see a change.

Information applied to a situation causes transformation.”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“Practicing positivity is like brushing our teeth—it doesn’t last, so we have to repeat often. That’s where the effort and practice come in.”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“Studies show that receiving generosity and kindness increases the likelihood of extending generosity to others. And kindness is likely to play an important role in setting a cascade of generosity in motion. When we help others, we may not only be helping this one particular individual but potentially many others downstream.”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“What memories can you dig up that create warm feelings? It could be a childhood memory, something recent, a place, a person, or just a special moment. Take time to savor and reflect on these memories, using all of your 5 senses. These are the real treasures in life!”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“We don’t have to wait until something is lost or ending to enjoy it now. We can find reminders to help us pause and savor. I like to use pictures or quotes in my office or on my bathroom mirror, file cabinet, or refrigerator. It could be a ring you wear or a special coin you keep in your pocket. Maybe it’s a book, card, or poster that helps you pause and reflect.”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“We complain and hate feeling bad, but we can quickly get used to feeling good and may seldom remember to appreciate it. However, we can purposely reflect back and recall the misery of past aches and pains to remind ourselves how awful it was so we can enjoy our current wellbeing.”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“When it comes to thinking about gratitude, it’s common to reflect on those things we appreciate in our lives. But there are many twists we can take with gratitude. For instance, we can be grateful for things we don’t have.”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“Work-life balance is not something we can find. That’s because we use words as if this balance were a noun when in reality it’s an action verb. We cannot find balance because it’s a continual action with ongoing adjustments, just like the tightrope walker who constantly moves his pole to keep from falling”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success

“We all have our own special talents and gifts that make us unique, but because they’re part of us, we can have a hard time seeing them as anything special. Understanding and using our talents can make a big difference in our lives, helping us to become our best selves.”
― Tina Hallis, Sharpen Your Positive Edge: Shifting Your Thoughts for More Positivity and Success