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“The best way to ensure success is to never lose energy because things aren’t going as fast as you want them to.”
Whether you’re trying to get healthier, advance your career, or hit a new milestone, it’s easy to get impatient. Things may not happen as quickly as you hope. And as you grow impatient, your motivation tends to wane. When you lack motivation, your goals take even longer to accomplish. And…
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“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.”
In the story of Cinderella, the glass slipper fits one person and one person only: Cinderella. However, realistically, there would be others with the same shoe size while there would be those whom the same shoe doesn’t fit. It’s a simple fact of life that we can’t all wear the…
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“Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.”
Successful people are fearless, successful people act without hesitation, and successful people have no worries. Each one of these statements is false. However, we tend to subconsciously assume they’re fact. This quote, by T. Harv Eker, reminds us that our idea about successful people are most often wrong. They do…
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“Dreams don’t have to just be dreams. You can make it a reality; if you just keep pushing and keep trying, then eventually you’ll reach your goal. And if that takes a few years, then that’s great, but if it takes 10 or 20, then that’s part of the process.”
In an interview, world renowned tennis player, Naomi Osaka, was asked what advice she would give her younger self. After joking about eating too much rice, she follows up with this inspiring quote that echos some of the challenges and adversities she faced in becoming a pro tennis athlete. In…
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“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what? Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful.”
It’s human nature to come up with every excuse in the book before we finally start something. And a very common excuse we get ourselves to believe is that it’s just not the right time to begin. Sounds like a logical reason. But there’s a difference between the condition being…
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“If you talk about it, it’s a dream, if you envision it, it’s possible, but if you schedule it, it’s real.”
There’s something about writing your dreams down that makes them a lot more likely to become reality. That simple act takes them from an idea in your head to something more tangible. And that’s what this quote, by Tony Robbins, is all about. But this quote takes things a step…
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“Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end.”
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.”
“You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground.”
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“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.”
This quote is not to be taken literally. It’s from the classic children’s story, Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie. In the story, Peter Pan’s ability to fly is significantly influenced by his belief that he can without any second thought or hesitation. While the story is made-up, the core principle…
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“There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.”
This quote, by Mario Cuomo, paints a picture of success in the most simple way possible. Being successful simply comes down to figuring out exactly what you want to do and then doing it. Of course, there are many other steps that go into each of those. Figuring out exactly…
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“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”
“No wind favors he who has no destined port.”
“If you are unhappy with anything…Whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.”
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“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.”
What typically happens when you make a trip from point A to point B is you make the plan or intention to travel. If it’s a place you’ve never been before, you follow some kind of direction–a road map. And if you continue on that direction, you will eventually arrive…
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“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”
This quote, by Kalu Ndukwe Kalu, puts into perspective what we do during our time on this earth. When we’re gone, we don’t take any of our physical possessions with us. Nor do we take our accomplishments and accolades. So what are all our efforts for when it’s all said…
