Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you act.
Leonard Cohen
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Thought forms character
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Tag Archives: Character
Throw yourself in
Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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How to expect change
Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you’ve got.
Jim Rohn
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It’s just a mistake
In my opinion, you’re always a better person when you admit you made a mistake. Most good people will almost always forgive you and have a greater respect for you for coming clean.
Charles L. Orenstein
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Bruce Lee Week #5: About validation and dependency
I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.
Bruce Lee
See, in life we always seek validation. That is one reason why we love to play games. They give us a sense of validation and achievement in a micro-cosmos. It is easier and faster to achieve goals in games than it is in real life.
Becoming rich in monopoly takes some hours and feels great, while getting rich in real life takes years or decades and who knows how it feels? Leveling up your character in an MMO and equipping him well to make him mighty is an easy and well-guided and awarded task, while getting ripped and trained in real life is a long-term goal with lots of sweat and tears involved.
But it is important not to depend on the validation of others in the process. You should not train, work or do anything in order to just impress someone. If there is nothing in it for you, what’s the point in doing it? Your actions should be aligned with your beliefs and your dreams. Your ideals define who you could be, but only your actions define who you are. Act accordingly.
Thoughts shape actions, action shape habits and habits shape character. Watch your thoughts and be careful not to be too eager to please others. Think about what you want out of life and what you expect from yourself.
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Be good
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln
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Nature is against idleness
It is not necessary for a man to be actively bad in order to make a failure in life; simple inaction will accomplish it. Nature has everywhere written her protest against idleness; everything which ceases to struggle toward an ideal, the constant effort to get higher and further, which develops manhood and character.
James Terry White
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What makes you angry?
You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.
Abraham Lincoln
Also: What makes other people angry?
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Failure builds character
Achievements make proud, failure makes strong.
This is very important. While being successful is nice, it can also create the illusion of being unbeatable.
That’s why it is important to get a good beating once in a while. Not only does it form character, it is also a very potent teacher. Make good use of your failures and learn to worship them for their qualities.
Sometimes their is no obvious lesson in failure, but at least it will train your endurance. Being able to endure pain is a great quality, there is basically no failure that you can not make any use of!
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Work on your character
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
brotips.com
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