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“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at.”
It’s easy to discredit the battles you overcome on the inside each day. Instead, the ones that are most noticeable and tangible are the ones that are remembered and valued. This quote, from four-time Olympic track and field gold medalist Jesse Owens, is a reminder to acknowledge the challenges you…
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“The Sun himself is weak when he first rises and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.”
This quote is from the novel, The Old Curiosity Shop, by Charles Dickens (1841). It appears as three characters in the story are having a conversation. At first, the attitudes of everyone present are focused on the negatives. Therefore, their conversation is a bit sad and depressing. But in the end, their…
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“Failure is a delay but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.”
Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent
Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.
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“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”
Life is made up of time. And as this quote by Bruce Lee suggests, what we make of our time makes up our life. It’s that simple. This fact shouldn’t give us anxiety or guilt. Rather, it should motivate and encourage us. It means that turning our life around doesn’t…
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“Success is just around the corner from difficulty.”
Sometimes all we need is a quick pep-talk when it feels as if our efforts are in vain. And there might not be a better one than this simple quote by Todd Stocker. The quote comes from his book, Becoming The Fulfilled Leader: 10 Personal Leadership Principles Learned Through An…
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“God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.”
Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don’t.
“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”
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“Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.”
When you have a bunch of keys, it’s so rare for the first one you randomly pick to be the right one. Let’s say you have a dozen in the bunch and you have no clue which one opens a particular lock. You may have to try six, seven, or…
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“Rise above the storm, and you will find the sunshine.”
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.”
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“The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.”
This often misattributed quote comes from the book, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker. It’s been well documented that sleep rejuvenates the mind. After pulling an all-nighter or going a day or more without much sleep, you’ll notice your mind isn’t as sharp.…
