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“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”
This quote, by Ameilia Earhart, reminds us that when we’re faced with something scary, the hardest part of it is usually deciding to face it. To act. So often, we avoid facing this decision altogether. Unfortunately, the longer we don’t decide to act, the further that action drifts away from…
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“Let your past make you better, not bitter.”
Sometimes the would have, could have, and should haves of our past can seem like a constantly growing and endless list. And each regret or unfortunate event can make us feel bitter. But what if we take every past regret and bad incident and use them to fuel our drive…
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“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.”
When an artist paints a picture, they are constantly working through mistakes. They might realize a color is slightly off, a brush stroke is too thick or in the wrong direction, or an object in the painting isn’t where they want it to be. So they adjust things–and it’s all…
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“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.”
Sometimes we try at something and experience defeat. And that’s ok. According to this quote, by George Edward Woodberry, not trying at all is the worst kind of failure. Without actually doing something, we automatically fail. But that’s not all. We fail without ever knowing what could have been if…
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“You never fail until you stop trying.”
This anonymous quote forces us to ask ourselves at which point we can legitimately say we failed at something. The simple answer? We can only say we’ve failed when we’ve stopped working at it. When we stop trying, we put and end–a full stop–to whatever it is we’re trying to…
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“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.'”
This quote, by Mary Anne Radmacher, reminds us that sometimes the most courageous thing we can do is hope. Courage isn’t always loud, bold, and obvious. Sometimes it’s just that quiet voice from within that tells us to keep going when we want to give up–to try again tomorrow. That…
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“If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.”
Water lilies tend to grow in shallow, marshy waters where there’s little to no current. You might see them at the edge of a lake, a part of a river that branches out, or on water that’s backed up due to some kind of barrier, like a dam. Let’s just…
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“No great thing is created suddenly.”
Sometimes the best things in life take the most time. Unless genies in the bottle are real, great things usually don’t happen suddenly or even over night. This quote, by the philosopher Epictetus, is about acknowledging this fact. So big dreams–big goals–they may take time, and that’s okay.
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“Have enough courage to start and enough heart to finish.”
Starting something–especially starting something new–takes courage. It’s not easy to venture into the unknown or do something that you don’t know what will be the outcome. This quote, by Jessica N.S. Yourko, reminds us that starting something can be a courageous act. But it’s only the first step. Once we…
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“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
This quote, by Napoleon Hill, is not saying we don’t attempt to do great things. However, sometimes we may not have the opportunity to do great things. During those situations, it’s tempting to not do anything at all–just because we can’t do the great things we aspire. However, this quote…
