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.
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.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Isolation is a dream killer.
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Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren’t.
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It’s only too late if you don’t start now.
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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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Change is not only likely, it’s inevitable.
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Irreverence is a declaration of independence.
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Down 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.
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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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Every 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.
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I believe you can have whatever you really want in this life, in one form or another, sooner or later. All you have to do is take care of your health and be lucky enough to live for a while. But you can’t have it all at once and you can’t have it forever. No life has the room for everything in it, not on the same day.
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It’s essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
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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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Everyone 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.
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If you truly feared failure, you’d be very successful.
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Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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