If you want something you’ve never had, then you need to do something you’ve never done. – Ian Knabel
This is true because what you’ve been “getting” is perfectly in-line with what you’ve been doing.
Even if it’s just a slight tweak, you must adapt and learn and do new things if you want your life to change.
There’s no way around it; more of the same will get you more of the same.
Do a little more than you’re paid to. Give a little more than you have to. Try a little harder than you want to. Aim a little higher than you think possible, and give a lot of thanks to God for health, family, and friends. – Art Linkletter I am pretty sure that everyone has…
However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. – Winston Churchill We often think we have the right strategy, usually because it isn’t creating something painful or terrible, but don’t regularly examine our results. It’s a form of floating through life that’s really just avoiding pain. Sure, we make some plans and…
Don’t do what you sincerely don’t want to do. – Ernest Hemingway Putting aside the fundamental truth that time just is and cannot be managed (only you and your priorities can be managed), this is the essence of effective self- and priority-management. The simple fact is: you’re too busy, or overwhelmed, because 1) you’ve said…
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden One of my favorite quotes, ever.
Fortune favors the audacious. – Erasmus Even the smallest audacaities matter. Sometimes just doing something a little daring, a tiny bit bold, is what sets you on a path that changes your life in wonderful and profound ways. Don’t worry that your boldness seems small; all that matters is that you act.
It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot In fact, now is the best – and only – time to start being that person.