If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now. – Marie Osmond
Or you can:
worry about it;
stress about it;
ruminate about it;
wish it were different;
let it make you feel powerless, afraid, lonely, . . . .
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Or, you can laugh about it.
Now.
“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” – Steve Jobs In a way, what Steve is talking about is whether one is on authentically chosen path, and is part of something larger than one’s self – or something else. The “something…
The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price. – Vince Lombardi Despite what you may have heard, you must do the work to have the reward. But the cool thing…
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