Joel Osteen - "The life in front of you is more important than the life behind you"

About this episode

This episode features a motivational quote by Joel Osteen emphasizing the importance of focusing on the future rather than the past.

Welcome to the Daily Quote , the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by the Great News podcast . Listen today... because good news should be heard and the link is right here in the show notes. Today's quote of the day comes form Joel Osteen.He has written several best-selling books, including Your Best Life Now and Think Better, Live Better . Today's quote is both simple and powerful. Joel Osteen once said: "The life in front of you is more important than the life behind you" Osteen uses a car metaphor to explain the importance of the future. When you drive, you have a large windshield in front of you and a small rear-view mirror. And that proportion is deliberate. The windshield is large and the mirror is small because what's in front of you is far more important than what's behind you. Think about what happens when that proportion gets reversed. When the mirror gets bigger than the windshield. When the past takes up more of your attention than the road ahead. You drift. You miss what's coming. You become so focused on what already happened: the mistake, the loss, the version of…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew McGivern

Guest: Joel Osteen

Topics covered

• motivation
• inspiration
• personal growth
• future focus
• philosophy

Keywords

• Joel Osteen
• motivation
• inspiration
• life quotes
• personal development

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