“Though it may take small steps to make a big leap, it is the vision of the big leap and not the actions of the small steps that inspires us, and only after we have committed ourselves to that vision can we look back at our lives and say to ourselves that the work we did mattered.”
Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last
“A life worth living might be measured in many ways, but the one way that stands above all others is living a life of no regrets.”
Gary Keller – The ONE Thing
“The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time.”
Brené Brown – Daring Greatly
“We fail the minute we let someone else define success for us.”
Brené Brown – Dare to Lead
“Attitude is simply the way you choose to see things: At 211° water is hot. At 212° it boils. With boiling water comes steam, and steam can power a locomotive. It’s that 1° that makes all the difference.”
Rory Vaden – Take the Stairs
“Fear is not a dragon to be slain once, it’s an ocean to be swim daily.” Page 17
“Regret has a much longer shelf life than fear. Fear is a moment, a beast of a decision you’re afraid to make, a demon of a day you’re afraid to face. Regret is much more of a slow burn. If fear is a tidal wave, large and loud and temporarily very powerful, regret is a small stream that cuts a canyon into your heart slowly over time.”
Page 219
“Settling for more is not an endgame – it’s an active process. It means staying aware of one’s surroundings, because “more” is a field concept. Life changes, and requires that we change too.”
Page 278
“What would happen if I cheered for myself as loudly as I cheered for my favorite team?”
Jon Acuff, Soundtracks
“To live a life is a gift we are given. To live a full life is a gift we give ourselves.”
Mallory Ervin, Living Fully (pxiv)
“Who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle for.”
Page 40
“We need to figure out where we are before we can plot a course forward.”
Bob Goff, Dream Big (px)
“When you say no to the needs of others, you’re being nice to yourself, not mean to them”
(Page 69)“Belief is a muscle, and when you’re changing a stubborn old bad habit and really stretching yourself, a hell-bent decision is the perfect personal trainer to get your belief in shape.” (Page 95)
“Good habits are about who you decide to be, not what you decide to do.” (Page 101)
“There are natural punctuation marks at various stages of life… Each of those is an appropriate marker to reflect the trajectory of our lives. Depending upon your own life experiences, those life passages may include commas or semicolons, exclamation points, question marks, or even dashes, but not periods. There is but one period… We should punctuate our life so that when the final period is placed, it finishes a complete sentence preceded by a powerful paragraph.”
(Page 242-243)
You have the life you’re willing to put up with. (P29)
Your future is not the answer to your present. (P69)
Success is never certain. It never comes without risk. (P102)
The only way out is forward. (159)
Don’t expect victory or defeat. Plan for victory, learn from defeat. (P183)
Time is measured by our birth and death. How we use those moments in between determine the quality of our lives.
(P5)
If you want to bring hope to the world, you will have to find what you’re good at and give it to others.
(P114)
“Heroes are the visualization for a set of goals that you are setting for yourself.” (P37)
“Failure becomes inevitable the moment it is embraced as a possibility.” (P62)
“A life unchallenged by hardship is a missed opportunity.” (P178)
Success is a matter of opportunity being seized. (P6)
“When you break down the door, don’t shut it behind you.”Jordi Yarborough, VP of Stakeholder and Government Relations Engagement, SC Ports
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