“My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn’t have something, he would be disappointed. It changed my mindset at an early age that failure is not the outcome, failure is not trying. Don’t be afraid to fail.”
– Sara Blakely
“Remain healthy by maintaining a simple diet of pure feelings, good wishes and positive thoughts.“
— Unknown
“I have decided to be happy because it is good for my health.”
— Voltaire
“Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is “timing” it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.”
-— Fulton J. Sheen
“When you’re feeling grateful, let that feeling travel deep into your body, until it touches every fiber of your being.”
— William DeFoore
“Your dissertation is an *exercise* and does not need to be perfect. Your committee member schedules may be more likely to hold you up than anything – consider emailing to set a timeline and due dates this week, counting back from when you would need to submit grad forms.”
-— Unknown
“If you are looking for a friend who is faultless, you will be friendless.“
-— Unknown
“To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart.”
— Pearl S. Buck
“Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things.”
— Albert Einstein
“In absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia, until we ultimately become enslaved by it.
— Robert Heinlein
“The intention and the action of gratitude is the inner symphony of the heart. It opens to sing with thanks for the smallest of things. To hear a bird sing, to see a child laugh, to receive a friend’s affection – are all invitations to practise the attitude of gratitude.
Gratitude is the kind of loving thanks which touches another’s heart in a place where they will allow you to reside for a long time.“
-— Unknown
“Finding a moment of mindfulness in your day can lead to a boost in happiness.”
— Rowland, Wenzel, Kubiak
“Learning how to overcome fears of failure can be challenging for everyone.
Fortunately, all fears are learned. No one is born with fears. Fears can therefore, be unlearned by practicing self-discipline repeatedly with regard to fear until it goes away.
The most common fears that we experience, which often sabotage all hope for success, are the fear of failure, poverty, and loss of money.
These and many other fears hold us back throughout life…
Your self-image, the way you see yourself and think about yourself, is eventually altered by feeding your mind these positive mental pictures of yourself performing at your best.
Your ability to confront, deal with, and act in spite of your fears is the key to happiness and success.
When you identify a fear and discipline yourself to move toward it, it grows smaller and more manageable.
When you force yourself to face any fear-inducing situation in your life, your self-esteem goes up, your self-respect increases, and your sense of personal pride grows.
You eventually reach the point in life where you are not afraid of anything.“
-— Brian Tracy
“In academia, there will always be someone who tries to make you feel small, dismisses the value of your work, or leaves you feeling unworthy or deflated. Don’t let that person be you.”
-— Unknown
“By finding at least one wonderful quality in everyone, your life will become a dance.”
–Unknown