“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it. Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.” — Steve Jobs
motivation
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Liar, liar, pants on fire! Who could possibly forget that little gem from childhood? It’s probably a good thing your pants don’t burst into flames every time you lie, or you might be sitting here reading this article surrounded by flames. What the heck do I mean by that? It’s pretty simple really. Of all …
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” — Calvin Coolidge
Start Now
Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trebling. Start and don’t stop. Start where you are with what you have. Just start. Just do.
The Psychology of the Rich
https://youtu.be/OZiuMaaxo74
Do you believe that it’s possible to bring something from the world of the formless, from the world of a dream, into the world of the physical?
Most of us were raised to become ordinary.
You can go way beyond ordinary. You can go way beyond just being average.
I’m Going To Go Out There And Do It
I’m going to go out and do it, and show myself that it’s possible, because possibility is very contagious. If you show yourself that something is possible in your life that you once thought was impossible, that’s going to give you confidence throughout your whole entire life. And so one thing I do is, every …
Change Must Become a Lifestyle
A group of scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage, and in the middle they placed a ladder with bananas on top. Every time a monkey went up the ladder, the scientists soaked the rest of the monkeys with cold water. After a while, every time a monkey went up the ladder, the other monkeys …
Fail Better
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” —Samuel Beckett