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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
To truly apply this quote by Mahatma Gandhi, you first have to reflect on what it means for a person to live as if they were to die tomorrow and what it means for them to learn as if they were to live forever. Unfortunately, many people switch the words…
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“When it is obvious that goals can’t be reached, don’t adjust the goals, but adjust the action steps.”
Sometimes it becomes evident that a goal can’t be reached, or it’s so far out of reach that it’s nearly impossible. Perhaps it’s due to constraints in time, finance, or health. What we normally do in these types of situations is change the goal or make it smaller. But sometimes…
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“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
“Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It means you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.”
“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.”
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“Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.”
It’s natural to daydream as we envision the future. Of course, everything is perfect. We’re more in shape, we’ve accomplished all our goals, we’re more grounded and at peace, we’re content, all our relationships are thriving–the list goes on. But why cant that future be now? That’s what this quote…
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“Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.”
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes―understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.”
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“Take action. An inch of movement will bring you closer to your goals than a mile of intention.”
It’s obviously a good thing to be highly passionate about your goals. Your mind, or intention, should be in the right place. But sometimes, that’s where our goals begin and end–Having great intention with no action. This quote, by the author and motivational speaker Steve Maraboli, reminds us that the…
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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.”
“Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
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“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
This quote, by Martin Luther King Jr., was part of a speech given to students at Spelman college. Although the road ahead for civil rights was daunting, he encouraged them to not be discouraged. Instead of giving up, they should do what they can to keep moving forward. Many did.…
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“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.”
This quote is by the legendary painter, Pablo Picasso. It serves as a great reflection on the things we choose to put off, or procrastinate. Yes, there are things we can’t possibly get done in one day. Even if we work on them all day, we may need more time;…
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“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
No matter who you are, there’s a lot of things you cannot do–and that’s okay! We all have different talents, strengths, and weaknesses. Imagine if everyone was equally talented in the same things. It would make for a very boring world with little progress or innovation. So instead of beating…
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“The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.”
This quote is from Linda Woolverton’s screen adaptations of Alice In Wonderland. It’s said by the characters Charles Kingsleigh (2010) and Alice Kingsleigh (2016). The quote reminds us that achieving what seems impossible requires some amount of hope and faith that it can be done. Naturally, our effort is commiserate…
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“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.”
Having lofty goals, especially when there doesn’t seem to be any prospect of reaching them, can seem like building castles in the air. Taking things a step further is jumping right into those goals with little prospect or foundation to reach them. Conventional wisdom says that you should get all…
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“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”
Sometimes our goals can seem so far away, it can feel like climbing Mt. Everest to get there. This quote, by Muhammad Ali, reminds us that it’s not just the long journey ahead that wears us out. It can be the little things that deplete our motivation and energy to…
