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“When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may find peace of mind is waiting there.”
Consider your state of mind when you’re feeling stressed, anxious, or confused. Your focus suddenly becomes more limited to the one or several things causing that particular emotion. Everything else seems to disappear. However, this quote from a Beatles song by George Harrison, is about being able to notice things…
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“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.”
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.”
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
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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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“Let your past make you better, not bitter.”
“Life is fragile. We’re not guaranteed a tomorrow, so give it everything you’ve got.”
I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
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“The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.”
The official definition of wealth is centered around how much money and assets one has. However, this Yiddish proverb measures wealth differently. It’s about how much one enjoys what they have regardless of quantity. It’s one’s level of appreciation and enjoyment that truly matters. Therefore, by this definition, it’s possible…
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“If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, but never the goal.”
“Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.”
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”
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“Don’t be upset when people reject you. Nice things are rejected all the time by people who can’t afford them.”
Rejection can be hard to bear, and harder for some than others. It also has the unfortunate side effect of eroding one’s self-esteem. Again, more so for some than others. The irony in how upsetting rejection is for someone is that it’s more upsetting if they already suffer from low…
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Living Life Poetically: Gone in Flesh, But Not in Soul
The poem, “Gone in Flesh, But Not in Soul”, challenges us to consider the difference between body and soul. In so doing, when our dearly departed are gone we can find strength in the idea that their soul lives on. Gone in Flesh, But Not in Soul Gone in flesh,But…
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Living Life Poetically: Now at Rest
“Now at Rest” is a very short poem that needs little explanation. It takes on the phrase “rest in peace” and expands on it a bit. The phrase is usually a command or wish to the dearly departed. However, this poem is about what it means for their loved ones…
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“The purpose of fear is to raise your awareness, not to stop your progress.”
Fear is often regarded as one of those emotions we must do everything we can to suppress. And rightly so! However, as this quote by Steve Maraboli suggests, it’s not necessarily fear itself that should be a matter of concern. Instead, it’s the effect it has on us, which can…
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“We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.”
“Without darkness, there are no dreams.”
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.”
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“Without darkness, there are no dreams.”
If you happen to sleep with your eyes open in complete brightness, then you may not understand this quote. Otherwise, you’ll understand that without darkness, there are no dreams. You literally have to close your eyes in order to create darkness so you can fall asleep. This quote, by Karla…
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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.”
This quote, by Marcel Proust, is about life’s journey of discovery. It’s a journey that’s not solely about discovering new places. Rather, it’s the journey of discovering new perspectives–learning new things, gaining new insights, having a better understanding. When we manage to see with a new point of view, we…
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“It’s the rough side of the mountain that’s the easiest to climb; the smooth side doesn’t have anything for you to hang on to.”
This quote comes from Aretha Franklin during a 1964 interview for Ebony Magazine; and it serves as a great illustration for life. Turns out, a smooth mountain and a smooth life are quite similar because they both leave you with nothing to hang on to. On a smooth terrain, it’s…
