VANCITYBRETT

"The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” –Winston Churchill

The thoughts that pass through our minds are responsible for everything that happens in our life. The predominant thoughts influence our behavior and attitude and reflect actions and reactions. We make decisions based on how we feel, and how we feel in this moment is a reflection of what we are thinking.

In this episode Brett talks about the power of our thoughts and how everything we do starts and ends with our mind.

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” —Zig Ziglar

In this episode Brett talks about gratitude and how we all have the ability and opportunity to cultivate gratitude. Simply take a few moments to focus on all that we have. Developing an “attitude of gratitude” is one of the simplest ways to improve life.

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing." – Camille Pissarro

Perspective determines how we react, to every situation in life. We alone hold the power. When we endure a hardship, a loss, a tough time, we determine the outlook we will have. We can choose to wallow in misery, in pain, in loss, to focus on what isn’t there anymore, what has been taken from us. In turn wee can also make a decision to focus on the positive, to focus on the support and love all around us. What each of us must come to realize is that this is our choice.

In this episode Brett explains that perspective is our choice. Brett shares his personal story of how in one moment his perspective of life changed forever.

"True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." - Helen Keller

In this episode Brett talks about how motivation may come and go, but purpose lasts forever.

Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.” - Elizabeth Gilbert

The power of emotions, in one moment they have us filled with a rush of love and happiness and the next crying out for sorrow. Emotions are the one thing that really separates us from one another. One thing that I have said and talked about many times is how we ultimately control our own emotions. As they are a reflection of our thoughts. Everything we think throughout our day will end up changing the way we feel.

In this episode Brett talks about the power of emotions, and how they can be our biggest attribute if utilized and directed with control.

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” - Viktor E. Frankl

Let’s think back to the days when we were kids, we wake up with absolutely no worries in the world! Did our things the way we wanted to, without the worry of anyone else’s opinion’s. Played outside on our terms, didn't have to respond to unnecessary notifications or have a constant distraction other than our new favourite toy that didn’t bother us when we were sleeping.

In this episode Brett talks about how we have created a culture where everything is important and must be addressed immediately.

Well if everything is important, then nothing actual is.

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." - Dale Carnegie

So many successful people credit their success to their confidence. But at the same time, so many of these people can’t really explain where their confidence came from.

In this episode Brett shares some of the best insight on where and how to leverage your confidence to become the best version of you.

“If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.” -Fay Weldon

When faced with 35,000 decisions daily, how do we turn subconscious decisions into conscious action and choose the correct path?

In this episode Brett talks about the 3 different types of decisions we make daily, and how to leverage perspective and core values to decide what's best.

Learning is a gift, even if pain is the teacher. In this episode Brett speaks passionately about pain, and how if leveraged can become your biggest asset. Pain is a gift and after listening you will choose to open it.

Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.

To say patience is a virtue is an understatement. It’s really more of a skill especially in today’s day and age. In this episode Brett shares valuable lessons surrounding the impact internally and externally patience can have.

Patience is a life changing attribute. To be mindful of life’s circumstances, will allow you to flip the script. Control the uncontrollable and ultimately live the life that you choose to live.