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    “It doesn’t take talent to hustle and work hard.  Invest in yourself with a positive attitude and ‘can-do’ thinking” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym

      “Good things come to those who stay optimistic and are willing to persevere.” ~ Gary Mack, Mind Gym

        “Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”

        Debrah Reber

          “There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with.” ~ Harry Crews

            “Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is.  Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.” ~ Goethe

              “This is the true joy in life  – that being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.  That being a force of nature, instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.  I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.  I want to be thouroughly used up when I die.  For the harder I work the more I live.  I rejoice in life for its own sake.  Life is no brief candle to me.  It’s a sort of splendid torch which I’ve got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

                “You don’t get what you want in life. You get what you focus on and expect.” ~ Tony Rush

                  “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”

                  Bob Marley

                    “Adversity introduces a man to himself.” ~ Author Unknown

                      “Pain is inevitable, it eventually touches us all.  Suffering is optional.” ~ Sean Stephenson

                        “The person who doesn’t read is no better off than the person who can’t read.” ~ Unknown

                          “I have so much to do today, I’ll need to spend another hour on my knees.” ~ Martin Luther

                            “Most of us think we don’t have enough time to exercise.  What a distorted paradigm! We don’t have time not to.  We’re talking about three to six hours a week – or a minimum of thirty minutes a day, every other day.  That hardly seems an inordinate amout of time considering the tremendous benefits in terms of the impact on the other 162 – 165 hours of the week.” ~ Stephen Covey

                              “Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things… I am tempted to think… There are no little things.” ~ Bruce Barton

                                “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” ~ Buddha

                                  ‎”Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom

                                    ‎”If you try anything, if you try to lose weight, or to improve yourself, or to love, or to make the world a better place, you have already achieved something wonderful before you even begin. Forget failure. If things don’t work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!” ~ Sarah Dessen

                                      “Brain studies have shown that imagining something in vivid detail can fire the same brain cells that are actually involved in that activity.” (via Primal Leadership)

                                        “…While preparing for the 2000 Olympics, Wilkinson broke three toes and was unable to go in the water.  Rather than stop her preparations, Wilkinson sat for hours each day on the diving platform, repeatedly recreating in her mind a detailed vision of each of her dives.  She went on to win an upset victory in the 2000 Olympics – the gold medal in the ten-meter platform competition.” (via Primal Leadership)

                                          “…If you’ve ever played a musical instrument, you know that when you rehearsed your sheet music just enough so you made no mistakes, you were practicing to the point of comfort; you could wing it when playing for your teacher.  But under the stress of a recital, you might forget parts of the piece.  Professional musicians, however, go a crucial step further:  They rehearse and rehearse, and then rehearse some more.  They practice until the fingering of their instrument or breathing is automatic.  They practice until they can play it without thinking about it and can just feel it.”  (via Primal Leadership)