Bo Sanchez Quotes

Whenever you feel a negative emotion be alone in a room and just sit down with it and feel. Don't judge it, criticize it, intellectualize it, explain it away. Allow yourself to feel the pain. It's okay. Accompany it - breathe into it - and after a while, you'll feel the anger or fear or sadness lose it's urgency and power. Allow God to tenderly embrace you in your pain. And then, at the right time, you can let go.

We are all wounded. But wounds are necessary for his healing light to enter into our beings. Without wounds and failure and frustrations and defeats, there will be no opening for his brilliance to tickle in and invade our lives. Failures in life are courses with very high tuition fees, so I don't cut classes and miss my lessons: on humility, on patience, on hope, on asking others for help, on listening to God, on trying again and again and again.

Life isn't about trying to be an expert in everything. It's about being an expert in one thing and offering it to the world.

Our bodies need regular washing because we get dirty everyday. But so do our hearts! Because each day, people hurt us, offend us, forget us, snub us, step on us, reject us. But if we choose to forgive everyone everyday, we cleanse our hearts! We wake up the next morning refreshed and pure and lovely!

Because simplicity isn't the greatest thing in the world, but love.

He'll never leave you for one moment. He will watch over you night and day.

For crying out loud, stop comparing and start living! And you'll be happier with your life, I guarantee. This is crucial: the most difficult thing in the world is to be who you are not. Pretending and trying to be someone else is the official pastime of the human race. And the easiest thing in the world is to be yourself. Be happy. Live! There must be a reason why God made you tall or short or fat or thin or bumpy all over. Love who you are!

Take responsibility for finding your one true love

Because you and I have the power to impute beauty on anything under the sun. Because you become the labels you give yourself. If you declare you're beautiful - not despite your imperfections, but because of them - then you are.

We're in this world to bring heaven down to earth.

All of us prepare our own lunch. If we don't like our jobs, if we don't like the state of our relationships, if we don't like what's happening to our spiritual lives - we have no one to blame but ourselves. Because God has given us free will.

things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter least.

I've accepted the fact that because I'm human, I'm terrific in one thing, good at some, mediocre at a bit more, and terrible at others. And if you're human, you are too. You'll have to discover the one thing that you are good at and major in it.

Next time you pray any kind of prayer, whether it be for the resolution of healing, or for a house, or for a car, or for a husband, or for a family conflict, or for a solution to a problem, tell Him he can say yes or no. Because in the end, you're a winner. Every time.

Happy couples make it a habbit to refocus. Because it's quite normal to be distracted. So they talk. They get away for a while. They pray. They go on a marriage retreat. They take a second honeymoon or a 3rd, or 4th, or a 5th..

Do not ask directions from the people around you. Ask directions from the person who called you.

Wealth is an inner feeling. More precisely, wealth is an outlook, an attitude, a belief. And the most obvious measurement of wealth is gratitude.

Because life is a mirror. What you see in others is a reflection of what you see in yourself.

The only antidote to fear is love. When you fill your life with love, your fears naturally disappear. I'm talking about a love for God, a love for others, a love for yourself, and a love for life itself. The Bible says, "Perfect love casts out all fear (1 John 4:18)." Once your fears are gone, happiness will flood your soul.

If you really believe that that piece of bread is God – for crying out loud, the moment I enter this church, I would be on my knees. I would enter this church worshipping. I would cringe in terror and joy, swept away by the frightening truth that I am before the Almighty God.

God is a Producer. He says, “Make the movie of your life beautiful! Here’s the budget.

Money will make you happy only if you have learned how to be happy without money.

Don’t be defined by the watch you use, the clothes you wear, and the car you drive. Be defined by your relationship with God.

I suspect that the god many people worship is psycho. Because their god takes delight in the fact that his kids suffer.

Success is the ability to make sacrifices now for a future reality.

Declare this daily: Blessings are chasing after me.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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).

3. Economy Poverty mindset believes that there's very little money out there. And thus, it's very difficult to earn money.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.)

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

7 Success Principles: 1. Evaluation 2. Execution 3. Endurance 4. Education 5. Envision 6. Emptiness 7. Expectation

No matter how technologically advanced we get, spiritual principles still govern our universe.

At the end of the day, only God can satisfy the deepest longings of your life.

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.

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.

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.

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

Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! (Proverbs 14:23)

Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. (Proverbs 10:4)

Success is all about execution.

Brilliant ideas are a dime a dozen.

Here's the truth: Brilliant ideas are everywhere. They're a dime a dozen. Successful businesses are not based on brilliant ideas but on the ability to execute those brilliant ideas.

Success doesn't happen. You make it happen.

In coaching and mentoring people in their success journey, their problem is not laziness. Their problem is fear.

Fear is the invisible prison that keeps you stuck where you are—the fear of rejection, the fear of shame, the fear of loss, the fear of failure.

The more successful they are, the more failures they have.

Get over this fact. You will fail.

Fail tiny, fail many, fail quickly. Fail Tiny: You don't have to fail big. Dream big but start small. See to it that you start small so that you can fail small. Fail Many: Each failure teaches you a lesson. So keep failing! The more you fail, the more you learn. Fail Quickly: Don't wait too long to start again. Fight the disease called "analysis paralysis." As long as the failure is tiny, do it.

Do you want profit? Yes—pray, dream, learn, and talk. But here's the lesson: If you don't work, you'll still be poor. All your praying, dreaming, learning, and talking will still lead to poverty if you don't work. Keep on planting.

Preparation is the secret sauce of champions.

You're the champion. And champions prepare more during the planning season.

Sooner or later, if you don't stop initiating, improving, and innovating, endurance pays off.

The Book of Proverbs says, "Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time" (Proverbs 13:11, NLT).

When you plant today, you don't harvest tomorrow.

The reason some people call someone an "overnight success" is that the planting season and the growing season are usually hidden from the limelight.

This is what I learned: a little sleep, a little rest, folding your arms, and taking a nap—these things will make you poor very quickly" (Proverbs 24:30-34, ERV).

Grace." It's God who gives success.

The not-so-secret of success is time. Success does not happen in days, or weeks, or months, or even years. Usually, it happens in decades.

I'm not talking about degrees. That's not the kind of education that makes you really successful.

Jim Rohn said, ;Formal education will make you a living; self-education will give you a fortune.

Jim Rohn said, 'Formal education will make you a living; self-education will give you a fortune.

Proverb says, "Plans go wrong with too few counselors; many counselors bring success" (Proverbs 15:22, TLB).

Don't go ahead with your plans without the advice of others' (Proverbs 20:18, TLB).

My criterion for a mentor is very simple: someone who is already living the dream I want to have in that specific area of my life.

During times of decision-making, I'd pick their brains. Seek a fresh perspective. Draw from their immense experience.

Some people are not readers. And that's fine. There are other ways to learn.

Every year, we send our leaders to attend leadership conferences all over the world. We will always learn from other ministries, churches, and organizations. In the same way, make a personal commitment to learning.

Learn about family. Learn about health. Learn about money. And learn about God.

God gave us free will, and so our environment does not determine who we are or what our future will be—but we're influenced by it. So create your championship environment.

For example, if you want to prosper, surround yourself with people who have a prosperity mindset.

Ever since I became a missionary at thirteen years old, I was surrounded by missionaries too—priests, nuns, monks, pastors, and preachers. I grew spirituality but not financially. So when I hit thirty, I had to add a new set of friends into my life—entrepreneurs and investors—if I wanted to grow in my financial life.

Hang out with happy people. Passionate people. Loving people. Noble people. Humble people. If you're open, sooner or later, you will become like them.

At the start of your journey towards healing and wholeness, follow the 10/30/50/10 Rule. Spend ten percent of your time in prayer, thirty percent with mentors, fifty percent with peers, and ten percent with those you're trying to helpas part of your mission.

At the start of your journey towards healing and wholeness, follow the 10/30/50/10 Rule. Spend ten percent of your time in prayer, thirty percent with mentors, fifty percent with peers, and ten percent with those you're trying to help—as part of your mission

Plan carefully and you will have plenty; if you act too quickly, you will never have enough (Proverbs (21:5, GNT).

Lazy people should learn a lesson from the way ants live. They have no leader, chief, or ruler, but they store up their food during the summer, getting ready for winter (Proverbs 6:6-8, GNT).

The longer-term your thinking is, the more successful you will be.

A Harvard sociologist, Dr. Edward Banfield, confirmed this fact. He dedicated his life to study why some people succeed and others do not. When he did his research, he expected that race, gender, family background, and education were what made people successful, but he found out that they weren't predictors of success. What was his biggest discovery? That the single most accurate predictor of success was having what he called a "long-time perspective." Note, however, that it's not just the ability to think into the future, but how that kind of thinking impacts your actions NOW that makes you successful. Here's the key: Success is the ability to make sacrifices now for a future reality.

Your vision must be decades long—because success is not made in days, weeks, months, or even years. Real success is made in decades.

You don't just write it once and chuck that vision into a drawer, never to see it again.

There must be a connection between three very important documents: your vision, your schedule, and your budget.

Always look at your schedule and budget through the lens of your dreams.