Push Yourself

“Push yourself to do more and to experience more. Harness your energy to start expanding your dreams. Yes, expand your dreams. Don’t accept a life of mediocrity when you hold such infinite potential within the fortress of your mind. Dare to tap into your greatness.”

― Robin S. Sharma

         Within each person is the potential for greatness…the potential to do good things. You must only believe in yourself and allow yourself to dream without limits. Free your mind and you will free your soul from the chains restraining you from reaching for the stars.

Essence of Life

“Struggling and suffering are the essence of a life worth living. If you’re not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you’re not demanding more from yourself – expanding and learning as you go – you’re choosing a numb existence. You’re denying yourself an extraordinary trip.”

― Dean Karnazes

            Life is the ultimate marathon. It has it joys along with its sorrows. It has its treacherous roads and its flat, straight roads. And there is no escaping the chaotic journey that is life, unless you choose to sit on the sidelines instead of being brave enough to live a life worth living. Choose to embrace the pain and beauty that is life. For to go through life numb is the coward’s way out.

Destiny

“You can’t hang around waiting for somebody else to pull your strings. Destiny’s what you make of it. You have to face whatever life throws at you. And if it throws more than you’d like, more than you think you can handle? Well then you just have to find the heroism within yourself and play out the hand you’ve been dealt. The universe never sets a challenge that can’t be met. You just need to believe in yourself in order to find the strength to face it.”

― Darren Shan

           No one else can fight your battles for you. And in life, you will be dealt many hands that you and only you must play. Sometimes it’s a crappy hand, but you must not be defeated and must always keep pushing on. So, no matter what life may throw at you, never give in and keep fighting until you take your last breath.

Today is a New Day

“Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time. Each day is a new opportunity to live your life to the fullest. In each waking day, you will find scores of blessings and opportunities for positive change. Do not let your TODAY be stolen by the unchangeable past or the indefinite future! Today is a new day!”

― Steve Maraboli

         Live in the present. For the past is done and the future has yet to happen. So, focus your energy on living each day to the fullest. Greet each day with an open mind and open heart ready to experience every blessing. Use each day to be a better version of yourself. Never forget, today is a new day.

The Crazy Ones

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

― Rob Siltanen

         The world and the people in it will constantly try to change you.  They will try to force you to live in the box that is considered “okay” and “normal.”  But in spite of this, you must not give in.  If you have a dream, then go after it no matter what anyone says and no matter if someone says it is impossible.  One person can change the world, but you must first be brave enough to step away from what is familiar and comfortable.  Don’t be afraid to march alone into the unknown and down the untrodden paths.

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.