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“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
It’s hard to imagine that every adversity, failure, and heartache can result in something beneficial to the same or greater degree. However, they each have that potential. This quote, by Napoleon Hill, reminds us that every negative carries a seed. This seed can grow into something positive depending whether we…
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“For one to have complete satisfaction from flowers, you must have time to spend with them.”
“Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
“It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.”
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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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“The distance between your dreams and reality is called action.”
Whatever your current reality is, it can sometimes feel far away from your dreams. Adding to this is the fact that it’s hard not to see all the roadblocks you’ll face along the way. Therefore, the perceived distance between your dream and reality can feel both long and strenuous. This…
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“The comeback is always stronger than the setback.”
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.
“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.”
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“If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it.”
Sometimes the things that often occupy our thoughts are our unfulfilled goals and ambitions. Moreover, they have a way of nagging at us no matter how much time has passed or how many failures we’ve experienced in their pursuit. Fortunately, there’s a great way to silence these thoughts. Simply put,…
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“You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that, I try to make sure that my experiences are positive.”
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
You can’t spell challenge without change
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“The best way to ensure success is to never lose energy because things aren’t going as fast as you want them to.”
Whether you’re trying to get healthier, advance your career, or hit a new milestone, it’s easy to get impatient. Things may not happen as quickly as you hope. And as you grow impatient, your motivation tends to wane. When you lack motivation, your goals take even longer to accomplish. And…
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“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”
What a shame it would be if a caterpillar decided to remain in its cocoon. Fortunately, nature runs its course and a metamorphosis occurs. The caterpillar eventually emerges as a butterfly–having no choice in the matter. We too are faced with the prospect of major change. But we typically do…
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“It’s not happy people who are thankful. It’s thankful people who are happy.”
“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.”
“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”
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“Know that when the world knocks you down, the best revenge is to get up and continue forging ahead. ”
Continuing to move ahead after being knocked down by a setback or disappointment is not easy. However, we do this all the time, often without recognizing our own outstanding display of perseverance. So give yourself some credit for all the times you forge ahead. This quote, by Nancy Arroyo Ruffin,…
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“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”
Being fully motivated all the time is actually not normal; and constantly being on overdrive can be mentally and physically draining, leading to burnout. Motivation naturally ebbs and flows. There will be days when it’s lacking and days when we feel highly energized–unstoppable. So occasionally feeling unmotivated is nothing to…
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“You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.”
This quote is by former baseball player Steve Garvey. The quote isn’t just about reaching for the stars and having ambitious goals. Instead, it’s about the consequence of not having ambitious goals. Therefore, the key message here is being stuck. Without setting goals that are almost out of reach, we…
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“A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but its persistence.”
It’s fascinating to realize that water causes the formation of caves, canyons, and valleys. It’s a process geologist refer to as downcutting. Rivers slowly erode rocks, cutting away at them bit by bit to form canyons and valleys. Meanwhile, water slowly drips into rock layers, dissolving the rock and creating…
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“What are you accepting that would not be a part of your ideal day?”
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.”
“Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress, which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.”
