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“Invest in your dreams. Grind now. Shine later.”
When you make an investment, you put time, money, and other resources into something (or someone) with the hope of having some kind of reward, usually at a later date. You may invest in your education to advance your career. You may make a monetary investment in a business that…
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“Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.”
This quote is often attributed to Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt. However, in his autobiography, he credits it to Squire Bill Widener, stating that the quote sums up one’s duty in life. In a very succinct way, it does sum up one’s duty in life. In life, the most you can ever…
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“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.”
This quote is often misattributed to Winston Churchill. However, it’s from a 1981 book by Liane Cordes, titled “The Reflecting Pond: Meditations for Self-Discovery”. It’s about how to reach your potential. Sometimes the person we are today and the person we are capable of becoming (i.e. our potential) are one…
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“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
A lot of people have lofty goals but miss a key ingredient in accomplishing them, which is the belief that they actually can and will. If there’s anything that sets us back before we even begin something, it’s not truly believing the goal we’re working toward is possible. This quote,…
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“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.”
This quote comes from Albert Einstein. Take note, it doesn’t say that “the pursuit of success” is a bad thing. It’s good to have aspirations and pursue success in various endeavors. That’s one of the many things that give hope for the future. However, you can look at what comes…
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“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.”
Of the three bones mentioned in this quote by singer and actor Reba McEntire, only the backbone (i.e. spine) actually exists in the human body. The wishbone (furcula) is found in birds. Meanwhile, the funny bone isn’t really a bone but a nerve that runs along the arm. Clearly, this…
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Rediscovering the Motivation to Continue: Remembering Your “Why” and Leaning on a Firm Foundation
It takes a lot for me to contemplate giving up on a long-held goal. However, a few days ago, that very thought crept into my mind. Naturally, I’ve been trying to make it go away. I’ve been fighting the urge to stop caring about something I deeply care about. As…
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“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
Imagine swimming in the middle of the ocean with nothing but water around you. There is no shoreline in sight. If you’re not a great swimmer or can’t swim at all, this is a terrifying thought. But even the world’s best swimmer might have a twinge of anxiety in such…
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“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
This quote comes from Zig Ziglar. A similar version of it (You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.) comes from Les Brown. There’s the obvious irony in this quote of already wanting to be great at something before beginning…
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“Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.”
We tend to assume a lot about a person’s happiness based on their achievements, milestones, and good fortune. But quite often, whatever they’ve accomplished by work and/or luck results in momentary happiness. After its initial effect, the feeling may fade over time, and it may experience “the law of diminishing…