Being judgmental about your own behavior is actually another cop-out because it makes you feel as though you’re doing something virtuous.
BARBARA SHERReal 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.
More Barbara Sher Quotes
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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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Wishing and dreaming are the beginning of all human endeavor.
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Your creativity is waiting for you like a dancing partner.
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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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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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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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Isolation is the dream killer.
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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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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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Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it.
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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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Time is clay; make something.
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If you don’t know how you feel, you won’t know what you want.
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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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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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