The Tools Quotes

“What if every bad thing that’s ever happened to you—including every problem you’ve ever had—was there, in your life, to get you in touch with abilities you never knew you had? And what if there were specific procedures that led you directly to those new abilities?”
― Barry Michels, The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity

“The illusion that you can obtain a “magical something” that will exonerate you from using the tools. This is reinforced day and night by the consumer culture that surrounds you. The illusion always leads to the same result: you quit. In success, you think the tools are no longer necessary; and in failure, you’re too demoralized to use them.”
― Phil Stutz, Barry Michels

“Both the problem and the higher forces that solve it come from the same source—the Force of Evolution. These two elements are part of one system, designed to transform you into a creator. But there’s a third ingredient, and it’s one the universe cannot supply. That ingredient is your free will; specifically, your will to use tools. The choice—evolve or stay the same—is yours.”
― Phil Stutz, Barry Michels