When you start using senses you’ve neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
BARBARA SHERDown deep we really know our worth, but we don’t have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won’t remember that we deserve it.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it.
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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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If you don’t know how you feel, you won’t know what you want.
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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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Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf
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Each destination you reach only opens out into wider horizons, new and undiscovered countries for you to explore.
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Wishing and dreaming are the beginning of all human endeavor.
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Being judgmental about your own behavior is actually another cop-out because it makes you feel as though you’re doing something virtuous.
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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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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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We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
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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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Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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You don’t have to get it right the first time.
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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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