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“The fears we don’t face become our limits.”
You may have heard the saying, “The sky is the limit.” It implies that there’s, in fact, no limit to what you can achieve. While we may find ourselves in “the sky is the limit–like” situations, fear can cause us to create limits for ourselves, essentially obscuring the sky and…
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“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.”
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
“The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the anniversaries of the heart.”
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“Let your fear of regret be stronger than your fear of failure.”
This quote comes from the book, Do It Scared: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Adversity, and Create a Life You Love, by Ruth Soukup. It reminds us that not wanting to have regret in the future can serve as motivation to overcome our fear of failure now.…
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.”
“Take time to recharge your batteries. It’s hard to see where you’re going when your lights are dim”
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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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“You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
“He who believes is strong, he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.”
“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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“Use action to cure fear and gain confidence. Do what you fear, and fear disappears.”
As a kid, you may recall being afraid of the alleged “monster under the bed”. Moreover, you may recall never actually looking under the bed to verify its existence. But doing so is exactly what was needed in order to realize there was nothing there, which would have removed the…
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“Failure is a delay but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.”
A dead-end sign and a detour sign communicate two completely different things. One is telling you that you can’t go any further–To turn around. Meanwhile, the other is telling you to take a different route. And that you will get to your destination in due time, just in a way…
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“Who will go far must go slow.”
Quite often, the winners of marathons are not the runners who sprint out of the starting line for an early lead. The eventual winners are typically further behind. They conserve their energy. They run at a moderate but steady pace. And at just the right moment, they emerge from the…
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“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.”
“When thinking about life, remember this: no amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future.”
“Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in history. There are ideas unique to you, a specific rhythm and perspective that are your strengths, not your weaknesses. You must not be afraid of your uniqueness.”
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“A change in bad habits leads to a change in life.”
This quote comes from weight loss guru, Jenny Craig. However, it doesn’t just apply to weight loss. All bad habits affect our lives as a whole. And we often don’t realize how much so until they’re gone. For example, a habit as simple as (voluntarily) staying up late on a…
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“Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.”
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
“Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.”
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“The future is always beginning now.”
Thinking about the future can elicit hope for better days to come. It can also make us think of things only happening until much time has passed. Meanwhile, it can make us feel as if we have plenty of time to do what we need and want to do. As…
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“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.”
Sometimes we look forward to tomorrow and sometimes the day ahead can elicit fear, anxiety, and dread. This quote, by H. Jackson Brown Jr., reminds us that we can only do so much to prepare for tomorrow. And the most we can do, no matter what the circumstance, is our…
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“Mistakes are proof that you are trying.”
In every sport, a team or individual is “trying” to win. To this end, many attempts are made to have the highest score–from shots on a basketball court to games on a tennis court and goals on a football/soccer field. Invariably, not every attempt is successful. This anonymous quote brings…
