Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.
BARBARA SHERHappy people have two things in common. They know exactly what they want and they feel they’re moving toward getting it.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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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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We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
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You cannot tell your heart what it wants. Your heart will tell you
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Isolation is the dream killer.
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Whatever your dreams are, start taking them very, very seriously.
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Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.
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A good work is a partnership between you and nature… Nature will help you every step of the way.
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Now is the operative word. Everything you put in your way is just a method of putting off the hour when you could actually be doing your dream.
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Change is not only likely, it’s inevitable.
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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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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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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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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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If you don’t know how you feel, you won’t know what you want.
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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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