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.
BARBARA SHERBecoming mature means learning to accept what you cannot change, facing unresolved sorrows and learning to love life as it really happens, not as you would have it happen.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Wishing and dreaming are the beginning of all human endeavor.
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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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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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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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Real obstacles don’t take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
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Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
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The cure for sorrow is to learn something.
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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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What you want is what you need. Your dearest wish comes straight from your core, loaded with vital information about who you are and who you can become.
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Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it.
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Find out what you love. Do it because you love it. Stick with it. Start now.
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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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Irreverence is a declaration of independence.
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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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Doing 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.
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