INPowering Thoughts

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Inspirational and motivational quotes with commentary by Garland McWatters, author and storyteller.

Garland McWatters

Tulsa, OK


    • Dec 19, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
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    • 279 EPISODES


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    A gift is love in action

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 3:47


    Because we so love, we give unselfishly. Because we so love, we can do no less than everything that is necessary to convey the full dimensions of that love.

    Santa is real

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 2:44


    Since I can imagine a Santa Claus, I can imagine a world of generosity, joy, the delight of surprise, goodwill, and celebrating the child within us all.

    Extend your reach

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 3:25


    To extend your reach is to stretch yourself beyond your usual space. Sometimes we reach beyond our comfort zone—out on the frontiers where we are likely to encounter situations we haven't faced before.

    Make encouragement your currency

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 3:24


    It's easy to say, “I'm sure things will work out.” But, I've noticed the most powerful form of encouragement is that which comes after listening to the needs and longings of someone.

    The silver lining in the cloud is gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 2:47


    The brain research into gratitude shows how expressing our thanksgiving turns on, what I call, the happy juices in our bodies—dopamine and serotonin.

    The fear of discovering yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 2:51


    When it comes to criticism, we relish the good, dismiss the bad, and if the news is more negative than we think necessary, we can get downright ugly about it.

    Snap out of it

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 2:54


    Sometimes we drift into a state of mind when we are just going through the motions of living and are not really engaged in anything productive or meaningful. Time to snap out of it.

    Welcome the surprises

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 2:38


    Surprise wakes us up from whatever business as usual mindset we were in. The surprise makes us more alert, and we might take a closer look.

    Hope is faith in change

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 2:48


    Every hope we entertain is a longing for something better. For people who say we resist change, we're always hoping change for the better will come our way.

    Read the fine print

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 3:47


    It might surprise you that the truth in advertising laws do not require the seller to tell the truth. So, protect yourself at all times.

    Courage takes heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 2:49


    Whenever you must find the extra energy you need to persist in the face of doubt, courage shows up for the INPowered.

    Giving Is Living

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 3:36


    Givers profit from a deep sense of satisfaction that they were able to help with nothing required in return.

    Expect excellence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 3:16


    Want to be successful? Set your expectations for excellent, then hold yourself to them.

    Be a courageous learner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 3:25


    It takes courage to share new learning. You might be scoffed and ridiculed because others don't get it.

    Take time to stretch your mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 2:30


    By staying mentally flexible from daily stretching, you can live in a mental land where you never grow old.

    Building character is a labor of self-love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 3:06


    Do you love yourself enough to identify the character traits and attributes you want to be known for when people say your name?

    Energy flows where attention goes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 3:12


    You cannot excel at something you don't spend any time thinking about.

    INLightenment can be both liberating and terrifying

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 3:10


    INLightenment requires a truth teller and a willing listener.

    Practice creative discipline

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 3:12


    Are you impulsive, easily distracted, and a world class procrastinator? Find the self-discipline hacks that work for you.

    Potential is God-given, success is your creation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 2:49


    We hear a lot about potential as a way of encouraging ourselves. Another way of encouraging potential is to look at our successes.

    Let your heart be touched

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 2:45


    Soft heartedness is misunderstood for weakness. When we INLiven our heart, we wake it up the full range of emotions that inform us from the inside out.

    Move forward or move on

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 2:45


    I've learned that when I move on, a sense of relief reinvigorates me on those projects that are front of mind and vital.

    Impossible or I’m possible. Decide which.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 2:33


    Rather than write a goal statement, I should write myself a challenge, "My mission, should I choose to accept it is to . . . then fill in the blank.

    Truth is like finding gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 2:54


    There can be so much information that obstructs and distracts that the truth of a matter is not immediately obvious.

    Dare Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 3:31


    Dare we hold ourselves to the highest ethical and moral standards in governing, business, and personal conduct?

    Stop talking and Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 3:06


    We must continually hold ourselves responsible for being the example good we expect in others.

    Go out and see what you can find

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 2:33


    Check out what's going on around you as a matter of casual exploration. No agenda. Just wholesome curiosity.

    Learn to sail into the wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 2:49


    When you hit the headwinds of adversity, find your angle of approach so that the adversity creates some advantage instead of letting it stop you.

    Adversity is nature. Grit is nurture.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 2:26


    Nature involves a struggle, a give and take, resistance, challenge. Hanging in there, persisting, overcoming is fundamental to personal growth.

    Receive what comes to nurture you

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 3:03


    I have become more INPowered as I have become more curious about new experiences, especially if they might help me grow or mature as a person—that will nurture me.

    Find your North Star

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 2:57


    Our north star as a guiding, changeless, principle or value that informs our goals and decisions.

    Cross-train for excellence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 2:48


    When we explore the habits and behaviors of the exceptional, we often find that they developed their talents by training in areas other than their specialty.

    Get real about the challenges and stay focused on what matters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 2:33


    Being real about the challenges also means to neither diminish it nor to exaggerate it. Be honest about it.

    Be a cause, not just a brand

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 3:13


    Your true personal brand should manifest from the way you live your cause.

    Cut loose

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 4:31


    To Live INPowered, we must find a way to cut loose from the mental and emotional ties that hold us from reaching our goals.

    Patience is power

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 2:41


    One way to strengthen relationships is to be very, very slow to jump to conclusions about someone else's intentions.

    Thinking makes it so

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 2:26


    Everything we know is a product of our thoughts. All languages, all ideology, all religions, our total and complete life, is a product of our thoughts, both conscious and subconscious.

    Learn and practice escape moves

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 3:00


    Learning how to get out of trouble is as important as learning how to avoid trouble in the first place.

    Go deep. Seek Understanding.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 2:54


    Going deep on an issue takes a willingness to know and understand information that will help us make good choices.

    A hurtful truth can set you free

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 2:52


    Criticism is always personal. It can hurt our feelings while liberating us to seek our personal betterment.

    Go big, then do the work

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 3:04


    Big goals give you a target to shoot for and to INLarge your expectations of living.

    The strong stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 2:45


    What good does it do to find your voice then fail to open your mouth? The INPowered stand firm when it is time to speak up.

    Be hungry for healthful knowledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 3:30


    Our intellectual health is similar to our physical health in that junk food will provide the calories to keep us alive, but not provide the nutrients to keep us healthy.

    Love never fails

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 3:10


    Because of Love, there are some things we will do without hesitation, and there are some things we will not do, without exception.

    It’s a wonderful world out there

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 3:13


    I used to live in communities of man-made fear where I was told to believe the world was a dangerous place. Then I decided to stop living in that world.

    You have what it takes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 3:00


    Why stop now? Everything you were committed to learning, and pushed through the tough times, you did it to some degree of mastery. You have what it takes.

    Optimize your optimism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 2:39


    It's easy to go negative on ourselves when things don't go our way. Still, I'm grateful I had the opportunity to give it my best shot.

    Allow It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 3:10


    I might not understand the choices others make, or even approve of them. But I've learned to allow others to live the life they choose.

    Lighten Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 2:30


    Notice the humor in being human and enjoy our funny quirks instead of being judgmental on others and yourself.

    We live one heartbeat at a time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 3:00


    Think of all the things we do in life one at a time. In our linear lives, we live one hearbeat at a time. We take one breath at a time. We take one step at a time.

    MVPs are in the game, not in the stands

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 2:45


    MVPs are in the game, not in the stands INLiven the heart INLighten the mind INCourage the spirit INLarge the expectations of living

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