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Becoming mature means learning to accept what you cannot change, facing unresolved sorrows and learning to love life as it really happens, not as you would have it happen.

Barbara Sher

You don’t have to get it right the first time.
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Action Firsts Time
Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf
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Behalf Energetic Sometimes
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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Animal Esteem Good Luck Self
Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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Esteem Resentment Self Weak
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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Swimming Thinking Water
In the days before automobiles, people in horse-drawn wagons used to sleep if they were tired. They didn’t worry about getting lost, because the horse knew the way home. Your heart knows the way to your gifts. You can trust it to take you to them.
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Home Horse Tired
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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Conceited Mean Self
Real obstacles don’t take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
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Leadership Motivation Real
Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren’t.
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Attitude Real Worry
Time is clay; make something.
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Clay Make Something
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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Design Play Time
Becoming mature means learning to accept what you cannot change, facing unresolved sorrows and learning to love life as it really happens, not as you would have it happen.
BARBARA SHER

Life Love Mean Sorrow
Irreverence is a declaration of independence.
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Declaration Independence Irreverence
We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
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Music Used Violin
Originality is genius. If you respect and care for it, it will take you on the ride of your life.
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Care Genius Originality
What you’re really supposed to be doing is whatever makes your heart sing.
BARBARA SHER

Career Heart Passion

Becoming mature means learning to accept what you cannot change, facing unresolved sorrows and learning to love life as it really happens, not as you would have it happen.

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Becoming mature means learning to accept what you cannot change, facing unresolved sorrows and learning to love life as it really happens, not as you would have it happen.

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