“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.”
-Wayne Dyer
“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.”
— Francesca Reigler
Okay, there’s nothing wrong with a little wallowing once in a while. In fact, sometimes it feels really freakin’ good to be miserable. But it’s EXHAUSTING to keep it up! With the same amount of effort it takes to talk yourself into staying miserable, you can talk yourself into a better frame of mind. Next time you’re all ticked off, challenge your bad self to get over it. You might be surprised how easy it is. I’ll try too. 
“If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud.”
-Emile Zola
I’ve always loved this quote. It’s such an inspiration to just….live out loud! Living out loud means different things to different people. To me it means if something sounds interesting or fun, don’t ignore it! Explore, investigate, take a risk. What does it mean to you?
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“If not us, who? If not now, when?”
-John F. Kennedy
This is a goodie on so many levels. Of course, you think about what he meant when he said it, but apply it to your own life. If there is anything you’ve been wanting to do but haven’t, think about this. There’s no reason YOU can’t be the one to do it and there’s no reason NOW is not the time. The world is your oyster!
“Do or do not. There is no try.”
-Yoda
Really, it was only a matter of time before this quote showed up. But it’s a good one, isn’t it?
Just love that little guy.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
~Maya Angelou
Have you ever thought about why you like or don’t like someone? Is it ultimately based on the way you feel when you’re around them? Must conduct experiment re: this. Everyone will now be subject to my “how-I-feel-when-I’m-around-you-o-meter.”
“Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long. In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world.”
- Vince Poscente
“I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.”
- Diane Sawyer
This is hard to do sometimes when you’re focused on something other than the task at hand or scatterbrained or have 50 million things on your mind. I think what she means here is listen to whomever is talking to you. Pay attention to your surroundings. Try to pick up on subtle clues about what’s going on around you.
Have you ever met someone who is just completely oblivious to how others react to him? And you just want to bang your knuckles on his head and say, “How can you be so clueless, dude?!”
Whatever you do, don’t be the clueless dude.
Oh, and in the completely ironic event I’m the clueless dude, YOU BETTER TELL ME!
“A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.”
-Mary Kay Ash
It’s true, right? Enthusiasm is contagious. My mom is the queen of enthusiasm and it’s so much fun to be around her. I think I got my enthusiastic nature from her. And honestly, it’s much more fun to be excited about things than be a big, fat Debbie Downer, isn’t it?
So even if you’re not feelin’ it, try fakin’ it. It just might work!
“What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?”
- Robert Schuller
This is one of my favorite quotes of all time. I am so glad I found it again and I promise you, it will appear again on this blog. Seriously, think about this. What WOULD you do if you were assured success? I can think of lots of things.
It really makes you consider how fear of failure holds us back from doing things we would like to do.
