I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Interpretation
Words of praise can significantly influence a person's path in life.
This quote emphasizes the profound impact that positive reinforcement and encouragement can have on an individual's journey. It suggests that a simple acknowledgment of someone's efforts or potential can lead to meaningful changes in their future, highlighting the importance of supporting others through kind words.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire young students.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
Stones in the road? I save every single one, and one day I'll build a castle.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight / Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.
When you talk about 'doing the work', that's the work I'm interested in. What can I contribute as a human being?
You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that role, and you don't, and it's a letdown, a disappointment. So you tell yourself to just do the work and disconnect, because you have no control over the outcome.
Direction, not intention determines your destination.
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