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Test 1…2…

“Everyday is a real-life version of a test.” -Clare Angelica Yes, no matter what you think, everyday that you wake up, get up, and walk out your front door you are presented with a real-life test… Test anxiety be damned, you’re tested everyday — even if you don’t realize it. Simply living is a test…
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Sci-Fi

“Science Fiction is the stuff that hasn’t happened yet.” -JD Ever watch a science-fiction show and wonder… Could that really happen now? Did that really happen somewhere? Could that really happen someday? The answer is probably yes. There is so much out there that our minds can’t even fathom what could really, truly be happening…
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Robert Mitchum

“There just isn’t any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying.” -Robert Mitchum You can spend your life trying to please others or you can spend it pleasing yourself. The more you try to please others the more of yourself you give away. It’s ok to be selfish sometimes — you deserve the…
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Advice from Freud

“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” -Sigmund Freud I’m sure many artists, entrepreneurs, business owners, etc… can relate to this. Every moment of struggle that brought you to where you are is truly a blessing — it was during those trials that you pushed yourself farther…
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Taylor Swift

“I want to say to all the young women out there: There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success, or take credit for your accomplishments or fame. But if you just focus on the work…you’ll know that it was you and the people who love you that…
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I’m Ready

“I’m ready to be scared.” -Clare Angelica  I’m ready to be pushed out of my comfort zone. I’m ready for the difference of the best over better. I’m ready to be scared the hell out of because I’m ready for change. Fear won’t stop me. I deserve the best — and I’m willing to do…
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Sometimes…

“Sometimes, the only reason you are with someone is to learn how to leave them.” -Clare Angelica We get ourselves into all sorts of things…and usually the scariest part is getting out of them. People or circumstances will arise again, and again, in your life — this is life showing you that you need to…
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Albert’s Advice

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” -Albert Einstein Oh yes it is 🙂 Imagination leads to ideas. Ideas lead to rough drafts. Rough drafts lead to creation. Creation leads to innovation. Innovation leads to new inventions. New inventions lead to progress. And none of the above has anything to do with having prior knowledge of…
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DO It

“The only way to get something done is to do it.” -Unknown I almost quoted myself, but I’ve known many people to speak the above words of truth. Nike uses it all the time — “JUST DO IT.” The only way to get the thing done that you have been thinking about doing is to…
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Writer’s Block is BS

I found a copy of The Writer from October 2013 — I couldn’t remember why I had saved it all these years so I read through it again. On the very last page was a bio on Jonathan Maberry — and in the very last two paragraphs of the article he says: “Advice: First, STOP…
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Imagine

“You are only limited by your imagination.” -Unknown Dream Bigger — Think Larger — Imagine Grander — Act Now. -Clare Angelica

Poison

“Poison : The antidote is often the same substance as the poison.” -Dream Symbols, Dream Book