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.
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.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to punish.
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Not fulfilling your dreams will be a loss to the world, because the world needs everyone’s gift – yours and mine.
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We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
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Doing what you love isn’t a priviledge; it’s an obligation.
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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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A good work is a partnership between you and nature… Nature will help you every step of the way.
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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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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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Sometimes life isn’t about who you were or are, but it’s about who you are becoming.
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Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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Find what you love, because greatness is based on great gifts. If you love something, you can count on the fact that you are genetically gifted at it.
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Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren’t.
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In the days before automobiles, people in horse-drawn wagons used to sleep if they were tired. They didn’t worry about getting lost, because the horse knew the way home. Your heart knows the way to your gifts. You can trust it to take you to them.
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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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Originality is genius. If you respect and care for it, it will take you on the ride of your life.
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