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“Go as far as you can see and you will see further.”
A phenomenal thing happens as you move toward a horizon. It moves. –And what seemed like a finite view suddenly becomes infinite. As you go as far as you can see, you see even further, as stated in this quote by Zig Ziglar. But more importantly, this quote tells us…
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“Success is what happens after you have survived all of your disappointments.”
The traditional definition of success means attaining or accomplishing something. This is an accurate definition. However, if we limit our idea of success to arriving at a destination, we overlook the little triumphs along the way. Perhaps the most overlooked triumph along the way is the mere act of overcoming…
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“Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.”
“If you’re stuck in a puddle, it means there’s higher ground all around you. You just have to step onto it.”
“Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the ones you did.”
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“Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress, which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.”
Sometimes it takes baby steps to get where we want to be and not a sprint. But when progress is small or incremental, it’s often perceived as insignificant. We not only overlook these baby steps but even beat ourselves up for not having taken bigger strides. We take our steady…
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“Don’t start your day with the broken pieces of yesterday. Every day is a fresh start. Every morning we wake up is the first day of the rest of our life.”
“First days” tend to elicit excitement. We venture into the unknown, embark on a new adventure, and explore uncharted territory. First days are hopeful; and the possibilities are endless because we haven’t yet begun. Now imagine having this “first day” feeling every day you wake up. This quote, by an…
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“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.”
It’s when plants are planted that they are able to develop strong roots and grow. Well, sometimes it can be a similar situation when it comes to people. It’s when we’re planted that we have an opportunity to grow. But being planted can feel more like being stuck. Especially when…
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“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”
This quote, by Sean Patrick Flanery, is about living our lives with a growth mindset and considering each day as an opportunity to become a better version of ourselves than we were the day before. How do we do that? Well, it turns out that who we become can result…
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“Know that when the world knocks you down, the best revenge is to get up and continue forging ahead. ”
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”
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“You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”
This quote by the author of To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee, is about the fact that life isn’t always fair. Therefore, you don’t always win–you don’t always get what you want. There’s nothing new or groundbreaking about this. From an early age, we begin to learn that we don’t…
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“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
Imagine a life without any challenges what so ever. When challenges are all around us and they’re the only things we see, a life completely free of them is a welcomed thought. Anyone in their right mind would want them completely gone if they had a choice. But imagine a…
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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.”
“Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it.”
“A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour.”
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“Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.”
This quote, by Robin Sharma, is about living the same life year after year without growth, learning, or change. The absence of growth, learning, and change can be dull. It means we’re only existing. So try to make each day worthwhile. Yes, change and learning can happen without making any…
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“If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, but never the goal.”
It’s common for us to have goals–aspirations for our lives. But the plans we execute to achieve these goals don’t always work out. Unfortunately, things not working out can be more common, or just as common, as when they do. But what is even more unfortunate is the temptation, when…
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“Becoming is better than being.”
“Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure.”
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.”
