Quotes That Could Alter Your Mind
Some quotes get a quick "yep." Others stop you mid-scroll and quietly rearrange how you see your shop, your team, and yourself. This week, Vonda and Lori work through a collection of mind-altering quotes from Wayne Dyer that Lori found on Medium — the kind that belong on a Post-it note stuck to your monitor for the day you need them. As they remind us, sometimes switching one word (like "challenge" to "opportunity") changes everything.
First, a Click Camp confession — and a listener's regret
The episode opens with a recap of Flower Clique's first virtual summer camp: six sessions, tons of great feedback, and, in Lori's words, "I may have girlbossed a little too hard." The final session, "Friendship Bracelets," was a member panel about connection and networking in the industry — and one attendee's chat message stuck with the hosts. She wrote that listening made her regret not connecting more when she was younger, back when testing for AIFD's PFDE felt too expensive and time-consuming. The hosts' answer, loud and clear: it is not too late. People of all ages test, attend, and find their people in this industry. Start now, and skip the regret.
Your thoughts run the show
"Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change" leads straight into "the happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts." Vonda explains why she won't watch scary or violent movies — once something's in your mind, it never quite leaves. Lori connects it to her empathy work: when a customer calls your lead designer's arrangement ugly, you can label them an idiot, or you can step into their shoes. One keeps your blood pressure down and the negativity out.
Other favorites in this vein: "You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be" (a line straight out of the classroom — you are today where you choose to be), "Go for it now; the future is promised to no one," and Jim Carrey's spin on failure: "You can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love." Around Flower Clique the version is simpler — there is no failing; you either win or you learn.
Love what you do — even the bucket-washing parts
On "love what you do, do what you love," the hosts add the honest footnote every young florist needs: parts of a job you love will not feel lovable. Vonda loved her shop but not the nasty customers or covering for no-shows — and her least favorite task, community committees and Rotary, she happily handed to Bud while she flushed buckets and cleaned the cooler. That's the real lesson: build a partnership or team where someone else genuinely enjoys the parts you dread.
You attract what you are
"You don't attract what you want, you attract what you are" turns into a branding conversation. The hosts point to Flowers by Michelle in Las Vegas, whose fun, imperfect, authentic social media matches exactly who they are in person — and attracts customers who want that energy. A shop with a bad attitude attracts complainers. Lori's cautionary tale from her neighborhood Facebook group: a party of six walked out of an $85-a-plate steakhouse because the hostess wouldn't look up from her phone — and then posted about it for the whole community to read.
Closely related: "You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you." Lori aims that one at kind-hearted managers who never enforce boundaries — teach your team that lateness and phone policies don't really matter, and that's exactly what you'll get. Boundaries and expectations are for the business; they're not personal.
The rapid-fire Post-it collection
The hosts close with quick hits worth writing down: "When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself." "I'm realistic — I expect miracles." "Conflict cannot survive without your participation" (timely in an election year — it's okay not to engage). "It's never crowded along the extra mile." "You don't need to be better than anyone else, you just need to be better than you used to be." And the one that sums up the whole episode: "As you think, so shall you be."
Key takeaways
- Guard the quality of your thoughts — what you let in shapes your words, actions, habits, and eventually your business.
- You're not stuck unless you decide to be, and the future is promised to no one — pursue the certification or connection now.
- Your shop attracts what it is, not what it wants; culture and attitude are your real marketing.
- You teach people how to treat you — hold boundaries and expectations from day one.
- Compare yourself only to who you used to be, and remember: you never fail, you win or you learn.