Be an example

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories. And they will figure out how those stories apply to them.

Randy Pausch

The motivation, the insight, the knowledge of the right thing to do is there, it is in everyone. But sometimes it needs a hint to discover it. So give people stories, give them quotes, be an example.

/rob

Head for the moon

When you’re eight or nine years old and you look at the TV set and men are landing on the moon — anything is possible. And that is something we need to not lose sight of — that the inspiration and permission to dream is immense.

Randy Pausch

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Do what you love…

I never thrust anyone who’s more excited about success than about doing the thing they want to be successful at.

Randall Munroe

… but more importantly, love what you do.

/rob

Life is an experiment

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Actually living needs training. Therefore live a lot and you’ll become excellent alive.
/rob

Do it five minutes longer…

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
… be a hero.
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Don’t limit your life

Trying to look good limits my life

Stefan Sagmeister

Why don’t try something completely new; maybe make a monkey outta you. There is no need to desperately act cool all the time. But live your life fully without limiting yourself.

/rob

Do one thing that you fear

A person’s success in life can be measured by how many uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear.

Tim Ferriss

Learning and doing things that you onced feared makes your life less fearfull and more fun than always concentrating on things you’ve always been good at.

/rob

Practice

Practice, Practice, Practice!    The belief will follow, this is for sure!

Friedrich Nietzsche

Imagine you would have used all the time you spend the past years on playing internet flash games on learning how to play the trumpet or speaking japanese; Damn you would be good.

Imagine imagining the same thing 10 years from now …

/rob