Top 60 Sam Owen Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Always think in terms of solutions. Focusing on the problems usually gives us more of them.”

— Sam Owen

2. “The long-term pain suffered by suppressing emotions is far greater than the short-term pain of confronting them.”

— Sam Owen

3. “Know your worth so you know when to say, “Yes”, and when to say, “Thank you but no thank you.”

— Sam Owen

4. “Clarity and simplicity help us to build confidence; keep things clear and keep them simple.”

— Sam Owen

5. “We have to allow ourselves to feel it in order to heal it.”

— Sam Owen

6. “Via self-talk we give our mind instructions on what we expect of ourselves and so behave accordingly. Change the instructions and we change the outcomes.”

— Sam Owen

7. “Correctly identifying a negative emotion takes the brain out of fight-or-flight mode and into problem-solving mode, out of tension, anger and confusion and into ease, calm and clarity.”

— Sam Owen

8. “Get in the driving seat of your thoughts. You control them and they absolutely control your life.”

— Sam Owen

9. “We build confidence by daring to step outside our comfort zone in small increments.”

— Sam Owen

10. “Goals for the future distract from worry and anger about the past and redirect your focus to the direction you’re travelling in.”

— Sam Owen

11. “How we care for ourselves gives our brain messages that shape our self-worth so we must care for ourselves in every way, every day.”

— Sam Owen

12. “Spending time alone in your own company reinforces your self-worth and is often the number-one way to replenish your resilience reserves.”

— Sam Owen

13. “Your subconscious mind is paying attention to how you treat yourself.”

— Sam Owen

14. “Introspection leads to insights; insights tell us what needs to change.”

— Sam Owen

15. “The good people in our life are like unintentional bodyguards who give us cover, stop the bullets penetrating our armour and help keep us upright.”

— Sam Owen

16. “Sleep is our recharge function and our reset button... and we all need a reset button sometimes.”

— Sam Owen

17. “Embrace the anxiety of confronting your emotions because it’s often the emotional hitting of rock bottom that ignites our resolve to get back to the top.”

— Sam Owen

18. “Be you, be true to your word, don’t sell yourself short and don’t waste your life worrying.”

— Sam Owen

19. “Sometimes being overwhelmed by emotions can leave you speechless but even then it is important to identify the correct emotion.”

— Sam Owen

20. “Life is a series of puzzles; all you have to do is solve the puzzles.”

— Sam Owen

21. “Where you are now is the result of your previous overriding thoughts and actions. Tomorrow is still in the making so plant good seeds...”

— Sam Owen

22. “Utter frustration often precedes the breakthrough so stick with it and have faith in your journey.”

— Sam Owen

23. “Our brains are like computers; it’s our responsibility to programme them well, daily, and remove the viruses.”

— Sam Owen

24. “Our emotions stem from our thoughts, redirect your thoughts to redirect your emotions.”

— Sam Owen

25. “Assumptions close doors. Intrigue opens them.”

— Sam Owen

26. “Unhealthy relationships keep our self-esteem low.”

— Sam Owen

27. “Healthy people learn how to frequently adjust their thoughts to make reality comfortable and realistic.”

— Sam Owen

28. “Arrogance based on relentless denial of faults eventually makes a person weary.”

— Sam Owen

29. “Feeling your way to knowledge rather than thinking your way, often results in better learning.”

— Sam Owen

30. “When you lack self-esteem it’s easy to keep attracting the wrong people into your life.”

— Sam Owen

31. “Within our emotions lie answers, truths and instructions.”

— Sam Owen

32. “We have to give our brain permission to search for, and find, answers. This permission comes in the form we talk to ourselves.”

— Sam Owen

33. “Trust yourself to be able to confront and work through your emotions. If you believe you can’t do it, you won’t do it and you’ll become stuck. If you believe you can do it, you will.”

— Sam Owen

34. “Negative emotional states are a breeding ground for mistakes.”

— Sam Owen

35. “Confidence is not posting endless selfies, or repeatedly protesting how happy or in love we are, it’s a subtle yet noticeable sheen that emanates from our being – our eyes, our words, our body language.”

— Sam Owen

36. “We can achieve more in a moment of compassion than in an hour of anger.”

— Sam Owen

37. “What we do makes a difference and what we think about influences what we do.”

— Sam Owen

38. “It’s as though our bodily sensations have voices if we tune in to what they have to say.”

— Sam Owen

39. “Self-esteem comes from not letting unrelated external occurrences be tied to your own self-worth.”

— Sam Owen

40. “Whatever you say to yourself, silently or aloud, tells your brain what to focus on. Simple!”

— Sam Owen

41. “Everyone feels depressed, angry or frustrated at times; it’s a crossroads not a dead end.”

— Sam Owen

42. “Arrogance created to project a self-image of superiority is the very trait that demonstrates to others deeply hidden inferiority.”

— Sam Owen

43. “When you become aggressive in arguments, you force the other person to become defensive which means they’ll either get ready to fight you or ready to flee from you.”

— Sam Owen

44. “Lack of ownership over your anger can incorrectly absolve you of all responsibility and so keep you stuck in the anger.”

— Sam Owen

45. “Taking charge of our life reinforces our self-worth.”

— Sam Owen

46. “Emotions are the road signs to your happiness.”

— Sam Owen

47. “For intuitive people, it can be exhausting having to constantly manage other people’s emotional needs on personal social media accounts.”

— Sam Owen

48. “Jealousy of another means you need to work on making you proud of yourself.”

— Sam Owen

49. “For us to feel good emotionally, we have to look after ourselves.”

— Sam Owen

50. “Confidence is subtle. Insecurity is brash.”

— Sam Owen