Being judgmental about your own behavior is actually another cop-out because it makes you feel as though you’re doing something virtuous.
BARBARA SHERReal obstacles don’t take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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You don’t need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating.
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Happy people have two things in common. They know exactly what they want and they feel they’re moving toward getting it.
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What you love is as unique to you as your fingerprints. You need to know that because nothing will make you really happy but doing what you love.
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The cure for sorrow is to learn something.
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Isolation is a dream killer.
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Thinking about swimming isn’t much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away.
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You don’t have to get it right the first time.
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When you start using senses you’ve neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
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DO IT RIGHT, DO IT WRONG, BUT DO IT. Squeeze your eyes shut and jump. Because a wonderful thing happens then. Your focus shifts from yourself, your nervousness, and your imagined inadequacies to the task at hand.
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And our dreams are who we are.
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Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.
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Action helps you think and raises your self-esteem. Good luck happens when you’re in action. Ask yourself, “Does this go toward or away from what I want?” There’s an animal in us, and it has great instincts. Scan for a desire and follow it. Set a goal, any goal, and start doing everything you can think of to achieve it.
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When you play it too safe, you’re taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we’re given.
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Not fulfilling your dreams will be a loss to the world, because the world needs everyone’s gift – yours and mine.
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A direct statement about yourself is considered objective only if it is negative. If it’s positive, it is considered subjective. And ‘objective’ means it is accurate, and ‘subjective’ means it is conceited self-delusion.
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