Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.
Les BrownRead
The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today.
Interpretation
Your future is shaped by your current mindset and choices.
This quote emphasizes that the potential for success and fulfillment in your life is constrained by the doubts and excuses you entertain today. It encourages you to push past your limitations and take proactive steps toward your goals, suggesting that a positive and determined attitude can significantly influence your future outcomes.
In practice
During a motivational seminar, one could use this quote to inspire attendees to overcome their fears.
Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.
Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.
Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.
You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.
A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die.
Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.
Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal.
If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.
You're at the bottom of the mountain. May you climb up without suffering.
I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple.
This is my last year at Oregon, and it means a lot to me. The people have been great to me up there, so if I have to run three races to win the Pac-8 title, I'll do it. Oh, sure, I'll probably be tired, but the people shouting will carry me across the finish line.
So much of starting a business or affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.
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