Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.
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Make sure when you fall you land on your back if you can see you can get up.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Even when you face setbacks, having the right perspective enables you to recover and rise again.
Les Brown's quote emphasizes the importance of resilience and having a positive outlook in the face of adversity. By suggesting that one should try to land on their back during a fall, it symbolizes the idea that maintaining a hopeful and optimistic viewpoint, even in difficult situations, allows one to see a way forward and encourages the strength to get back up and keep moving forward.
Themes
ResiliencePerspectiveRecoveryMotivationOptimism
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to inspire students to persevere despite failures.
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