The first step is to find out what you love – and don’t be practical about it. The second step is to start doing what you love immediately, in any small way possible.
BARBARA SHEREvery single one of us can do things that no one else can do can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Change is not only likely, it’s inevitable.
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There 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.
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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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And our dreams are who we are.
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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 have to get it right the first time.
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Every 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.
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Isolation is the dream killer.
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We 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.
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Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.
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Real Dreams don’t require you to abandon your family, quit your job, and move to Tahiti with your paintbrush. They just require that you search your soul for that deep dream you put aside-and go for it. And watch your life light up.
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Time is clay; make something.
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Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf
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Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it.
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