Create the life you want

If you don’t make the time to work on creating the life you want, you’re eventually going to be forced to spend a lot of time dealing with a life you don’t want.

Kevin Ngo

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Diligence and patience

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Lao Tzu

It may take some time, but in the end you will reach your destination.

Therefore, choose your goals wisely as they define you as a person.

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Bullshit stories

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.

Jordan Belfort

When it comes to achieving your goals, you could be your own worst enemy.

Other people can be as negative as they want, as long as you keep your head up. But the moment you stop believing in yourself and in your goals, you are doomed to fail.

Stop telling yourself reasons why you won’t achieve something. Stop fearing that you might actually get what you dream of. 

Start working on your goals and never stop believing in your ability to achieve them.

You own mindset and your attitude towards success is way more important than any other circumstance. Circumnstances can be altered or created, but no one will go into your head and alter your state of mind. That is your task, so start today and work on a positive, solution-oriented mindest!

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Get started, get done

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Napolean Hill

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It’s up to you

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Choose a destination

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.

Michael Althsuler

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It’s about your vision

Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.

Tony Hsieh

As long as money is your primary goal, you will always lag far behind. 

You will always be in need of more money and you won’t find satisfaction. On top of that: As long as money is your primary goal, you won’t focus on your core strenghts necessarily, instead you will try to make a quick buck.

You should focus on your core interests, on those things that make you feel happy, that make you feel satisfied, that make you feel proud. You should get good at those interests and find out how to make money out of them.

Once you have settled for a general direction, work on your dreams and work on your passion, because it will generate more money (and in a better way) than any other honest job could ever do.

Maybe it takes time. Maybe you have to live several years in relative poverty in order to pursue your personal dreams, but it will pay off. Living with a small income for some years in order to spend the rest of your life doing what you love and making a living with it is more than worth the effort.

As long as you focus on your core abilities and interests, you will be fine. Everything else will only work for a short amount of time or under great pressure.

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Keep on partying!

Today I want to share some wise words from Andrew W. K. with you.

After being asked

Hi Andrew.
I’m dating a guy who refuses to give up on his dreams of rock stardom. While it’s admirable in a way, I need a little bit more stability if we’re going to make this work. How can I gently break this to him?

he replied

Don’t you dare say anything to him about giving up his dream.

You’re not the right person for him.

Never ask someone to give up on their dream just so you can feel more stable. It’s his choice and his choice alone, no matter how ridiculous his dreams may seem to you, or to society, or even to himself.

Dreams make humans into self-realized individuals. Your only responsibility is to love everything about him, including his dreams. The idea of “making this work” sounds more like a way to make his life more boring and predictable. At worst, it’s a genuine sadistic desire to control someone else because your own life feels out of control – or a cruel need to dominate and break someone’s spirit for the sake of your own peace of mind.

Look for stability and peace of mind inside yourself, and not in your relationships or in controlling the dreams of others.

Do what you want, never let down, and keep on partying.

Andrew W.K.

Well, if that is not an awesome response! (She might disagree though)

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Dream on!

A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.

J.R.R. Tolkien

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Live boldly

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Henry David Thoreau

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