Tag: Success

I Did

I can and I will. Just watch me. -Unknown Something to say to all the naysayers out there. Or, say nothing at all…just let them watch as you succeed. I can. I will. I did. Next… -Clare Angelica

Jason Statham

I do a thing called, “What I Want.” -Jason Statham I do what I want. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be writing novels right now. I wouldn’t have found what I love to do. I wouldn’t have found what fulfills my life in a way no other profession has. I do what I want, no…
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No Fear

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. -Unknown I am an independent author. Writing for me is as necessary as breathing. People ask me why I chose to write a book, what inspired it… I don’t have a fantastic answer, just simply that a story came in and I decided to make it into…
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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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Tom Robbins Gets It

“If I have been given any gift in this life, it’s my ability to live simultaneously in the rational world and the world of imagination. …if there is one thing of which I am most proud, it’s that I have permitted no authority … to relieve me … of that gift. From the beginning, imagination…
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Rosa Parks

“I have learned that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” -Rosa Parks No matter what you decide upon, the moment you decide indecision falls away, along with fear, doubt, and worry. Once you decide upon a path, your energy unites and can be…
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Marie Curie

“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.” -Marie Curie This is something I am VERY familiar with! I am a writer — and in that I see not that I have published my first novel, but that I have yet to complete my second book. (BUT!…
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Entrepreneurial Advice from Alba

“A lot of people give up at the first roadblock. But for entrepreneurs, if there isn’t another road, we create it. We break concrete; we throw dynamite; we figure it out.” -Jessica Alba Now, while Alba’s advice is geared towards entrepreneurs, I think it is valid for any walk of life. No matter what you…
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