Remember why you started, remember where you're headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.
Ralph MarstonRead
A world of abundance surrounds you, if only you will step up and claim it. Make life happen through you rather than letting it happen to you. It will make all the difference in the world.
Interpretation
Embrace the opportunities around you by taking proactive control of your life.
This quote emphasizes the importance of recognizing the abundance of possibilities available in life and encourages individuals to actively pursue and claim those opportunities. Instead of passively allowing life to unfold, it advocates for a proactive approach, asserting that taking charge and making intentional choices can lead to significant positive changes and outcomes.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire youth to take control of their futures.
Remember why you started, remember where you're headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.
Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
If you're to succeed at any endeavor, the first and most important person you must convince is yourself. Success comes not from merely a belief that you can do it. Success comes when you absolutely know you can achieve it
You have created your fears. And you can choose to lay them to rest. You have created your dreams. And you can choose to bring them fully to life.
Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It's leadership.
To convince people to back your idea, you've got to sell it to yourself and know when it's the moment. Sometimes that means waiting. It's like surfing. You don't create energy, you just harvest energy already out there.
Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward.
You don't have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
I'm greedy for that satisfaction of doing something hard and knowing that, even though I was afraid I couldn't do it, that somehow I can deliver.
When we first begin fighting for our dreams, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and get up eight times.
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.
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