It’s only too late if you don’t start now.
BARBARA SHERIt’s only too late if you don’t start now.
BARBARA SHERA 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.
BARBARA SHERWe all need to learn a new language for love – a language that speaks not in socks, pancakes, and paychecks, but in shared fascination with physics or poetry, delight in each other’s uniqueness, and mutual practical and emotional support.
BARBARA SHERWhat 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.
BARBARA SHERIf you truly feared failure, you’d be very successful.
BARBARA SHERWhen you start using senses you’ve neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
BARBARA SHERSometimes life isn’t about who you were or are, but it’s about who you are becoming.
BARBARA SHEREvery time you have to make a choice about anything, think Does this go toward or away from what I want? Always choose what goes toward what you want.
BARBARA SHERBeing judgmental about your own behavior is actually another cop-out because it makes you feel as though you’re doing something virtuous.
BARBARA SHERDoing what you love isn’t a priviledge; it’s an obligation.
BARBARA SHERDoing 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.
BARBARA SHEREveryone has unique gifts and talents. What you love is what you’re gifted at. To be completely happy, to live a completely fulfilled life, you have to do what you love.
BARBARA SHERThe amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
BARBARA SHERUnkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to punish.
BARBARA SHERThere is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can’t have – at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most.
BARBARA SHERIt’s essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
BARBARA SHER