Month: February 2017

Never Say “I Can’t”

“Never say ‘I can’t.’ ‘I can’t’ is a limit, and life is about breaking through limits. Say ‘I will’ instead.”

― Heather Vogel Frederick

         The only person who has the power to place limits on your life is you. It is so easy to sell yourself short and tell yourself that you can’t do something or that the odds of success are so low so why bother. But it is these negative, self-defeating thoughts that prevent you from breaking through barriers. So instead choose to believe that anything is possible and you never know how high you can climb until you try.

Be Authentic

“What it means to be authentic:
– to be more concerned with truth than opinions
– to be sincere and not pretend
– to be free from hypocrisy: “walk your talk”
– to know who you are and to be that person
– to not fear others seeing your vulnerabilities
– being confident to walk away from situations where you can’t be yourself
– being awake to your own feelings
– being free from others’ opinions of you
– accepting and loving yourself”

― Sue Fitzmaurice

        Strive to always be your authentic self. Be confident in who you are regardless of what others may say. Be willing to stand up for what you believe and never waver from your convictions. Simply put, live your truth and the rest will fall in place.

Believe in Yourself

“No matter how many people believe or don’t believe in you, you must be the ultimate believer in yourself!”

― Pablo

          It’s great to have support throughout life, but don’t be dependent on it. Learn to be your own biggest cheerleader, because there will be times when you must walk alone. At these times, you must find the courage and strength within yourself to continue along your path no matter how rough the terrain.

Give Your All

“We never know when our last day on earth will be. So, love with full sincerity, believe with true faith, and hope with all of your might. Better to have lived in truth and discovered life, than to have lived half heartedly and died long before you ever ceased breathing. ”

― Cristina Marrero

       Live each moment as if it were your last. This doesn’t mean go out and blow all your money on a lottery ticket. No, this means to give your entire heart at every moment. So, each day you are given on this Earth, give unselfishly of yourself holding nothing back.

Commit Yourself

“I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life’s greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.”

― Anthony Robbins

          Commitment is key to a meaningful life. No matter what your goals are, commit fully without any reservation. For the road to achieving anything good in this life requires hard work, patience and persistence.

Walk the Walk

“Some days you must learn a great deal. But you should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up and touch everything. If you never let that happen, then you just accumulate facts, and they begin to rattle around inside of you.”

― E.L. Konigsburg

         We often hear that life’s difficult moments are opportunities to learn and grow. But what’s the point of learning all these lessons if you don’t put it to practice. So, the key is taking the hard lessons we learn and actually incorporating it into your everyday life. It’s about not simply talking the talk, but actually walking the walk. So, get out there and start showing the world how much you have grown from the many stumbling blocks you have overcome. Don’t let those tears you cried have been in vain.

Keep Going

“That’s all you can do in this world, no matter how strong the current beats against you, or how heavy your burden, or how tragic your love story. You keep going.”

― Robyn Schneider

         No matter how long the night, no matter how tired and beaten down you are, you keep pushing onward and never give up. You dig deep inside yourself and find the strength to keep putting one foot in front of the other. And even though you may not be able to see it now, you will emerge on the other side of the storm. Just.Keep.Going.

Don’t Hold Back

“Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back.”

― Jennifer Elisabeth

          Don’t hold back. Embrace all that you are and let your own unique light shine as bright as the most luminous star. This means you must let go of whatever chains are restraining you from breaking free, whether that be your past, toxic relationships, a job, whatever. You get but one chance at life, so put the pedal to the medal and go full throttle.

Ride the Waves

“There are two kinds of people,’ she’d said. ‘Those who coast through life like ducks in a row, following one after the other, and those who ride the waves.’” Tears spilled down my cheeks, and my voice cracked. “‘Ride the waves, baby, and live. Live.”

― Gena Showalter

         Life isn’t about playing it safe. It’s not about doing what is expected of you or of conforming to what society dictates. It’s about figuring out what your path is and following it. It’s about learning what your truth is and living it.

Learn to Deal

“Happiness is not the absence of problems; it’s the ability to deal with them.”

― Steve Maraboli

        Getting through life and being able to experience its joy is all about learning how to deal with life’s many ups and downs. No one has a life free of problems and struggles…no, it’s just that some learn how to better roll with the punches.