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“He who believes is strong, he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.”
When you believe something is possible, you tend to give it your all. And when you give something your all, you’re more likely to succeed than when you give your half-hearted effort. This quote, by theologian James Freeman Clarke, is about how lack of belief influences the force of our…
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“Begin anywhere.”
In track and field, there’s a clearly defined “start” or line that tells runners where to begin the race. They can’t just begin anywhere. But in life, you can. Whatever life changes you want to make, this quote, by music composer John Cage, is a simple one to remember when…
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“When you want to get good at something, how you spend your time practicing is far more important than the amount of time you spend.”
“When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may find peace of mind is waiting there.”
“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”
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“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.”
Sometimes the future can be scary rather than exciting. Where you see yourself in five years, ten years, or maybe more might seem drastically different from where you are currently. However, what you envision for the future isn’t something that should be expected to happen overnight. Luckily, you have time–most…
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When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me.
“Failure is a delay but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.”
“When it is obvious that goals can’t be reached, don’t adjust the goals, but adjust the action steps.”
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“It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts.”
One of the things in life that you have no control over is where you’re born. You often have no say over where you grow up either. You also have no control over unforeseen circumstances and events. Whether it’s a physical location or a non-physical circumstance, these things make up…
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“When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.”
In life, it’s common to ask ourselves questions like: Did I make the right decision? Am I on the right path? Should I continue on this path? Should I keep doing what I’m doing? But the answer to whether or not you’re doing the right thing might not be as…
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“The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.”
In a marathon, the runners typically stop running at the finish line. We don’t see anyone of them deciding to run an extra mile because the finish line is simply where the race ends. This saying about following the crowd, likely by Francis Phillip Wernig (aka Alan Ashley-Pitt), is similar…
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“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next.”
“Don’t worry about the challenges. Get excited about the rewards of crushing them.”
“Let your fear of regret be stronger than your fear of failure.”
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“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.”
If you’ve ever thought ‘why me?’ when something bad happens to you or when you realize your situation isn’t quite what you hope, there could be a simple answer to that question. The simple answer could just be because that’s the life you’ve been given. When we’re born, we have…
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“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.”
“The secret of happiness, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
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“In the end, everything will be okay. If it’s not okay, it’s not yet the end.”
When reading a book, we eventually come to its definitive end. We turn the final page of a story or series and there’s nothing more to be said. Typically, things end on a good note. There’s a sense of closure. Similarly this quote, by Fernando Sabino, reminds us that if…
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“Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It means you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.”
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
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“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.”
When you want to physically get somewhere, you need to choose a form of transportation that’s mobile–something that moves–like a car, bike, plane, or your own two feet. You wouldn’t sit yourself on the floor and expect to go from point A to point B. Now let’s apply that same…
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“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along’.”
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
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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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“When it rains, look for rainbows. When it’s dark, look for stars.”
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.”
“Many great ideas go unexecuted, and many great executioners are without ideas. One without the other is worthless.”
