The Sniper Mind: Eliminate Fear, Deal with Uncertainty, and Make Better Decisions
David Amerland
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Our insecurities drive us. Our fears control us. We try to hide the first and deny the second and it is exhausting us.”
“Every physical response, every psychological change and every mental transformation starts with the mind.”
“Mindless action without a real understanding of the ramifications is only likely to result in serious miscalculations or a colossal waste of time. Avoid both by using your judgment, filtered through both knowledge and experience. Use common sense and logic as a counterbalance to emotion.”
“Evolution has geared the human stress response to last about thirty seconds. It's enough time to facilitate fight or flight. Evolution has not adapted our brains or bodies to handle weeks or months of prolonged stress.”
“a conviction of who they are and what they do that’s unshakable.”
“When you expect things to be different your body betrays you,”
“When it comes to identity we are all constructs. Who we think we are is the result of our upbringing, memories, skill set, knowledge, experiences and personal belief system. Of all the onion layers that make us who we are, our belief system is what powers our core. It’s what creates the essence of a human being and makes it possible for each of us to exceed our limits, confound expectations and do the impossible.”
“There is a fine line deep within the mind that makes self-belief and confidence, the defining elements of success and failure in any circumstance. How we learn to activate them without running the risk of lying to ourselves is the key that unlocks the superhuman lying dormant within us.”
“The moment you establish a line of communication between two points, you subtly change both. That is also true for the way the brain is affected by the mind.”
“Special as they may appear to us, articulating what makes you special requires a very precise awareness of your existence, and that’s hard to come by.”
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