Thinking about swimming isn’t much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away.
BARBARA SHERImaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren’t.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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Time is clay; make something.
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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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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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When you start using senses you’ve neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
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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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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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Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf
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And our dreams are who we are.
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Doing what you love isn’t a priviledge; it’s an obligation.
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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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Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it.
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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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Change is not only likely, it’s inevitable.
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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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Whenever you do what you really love, your heart lifts, your mind opens, and everything changes. You wake up. That’s what true adventure really is.
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