1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone.
I believe that not much happens of any significance when we’re in our comfort zone. I hear people say, “But I’m concerned about security.” My response to that is simple: “Security is for cadavers.”
2. Never give up.
Almost nothing works the first time it’s attempted. Just because what you’re doing does not seem to be working, doesn’t mean it won’t work. It just means that it might not work the way you’re doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think.
There’s an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
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Posted on January 4, 2010 (Monday) under
General
Here’s the first installment of 25 hand-picked quotes that I’ve collected over the course of a year. I Hope you’ll them!
“Kill a man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conquerer. Kill everyone, and you are a god.” – Jean Rostand
“Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife. She has thought much worse things about you.” – Jean Rostand
“I would rather die standing up, then live life on my knees.” – Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara
“I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.” – Walt Whitman
“Resist much. Obey little.” – Walt Whitman
“A genius is one who can do anything except make a living.” – Joey Lauren Adams
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Posted on December 10, 2009 (Thursday) under
Photography
Contemporary dance performance by Ben J. Reipe Company of Düsseldorf, Germany, held at Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka.
