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    “The practice sessions of aspiring champions have a specific and never-changing purpose: Progress.  Every second of every minute of every hour, the goal is to extend one’s mind and body, to push oneself beyond the outer limits of one’s capacities, to engage so deeply in the task that one leaves the training session, literally, a changed person.” ~ Matthew Syed

      “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ~ George Bernard Shaw (via Rufus Muturi 9/6/11)

        “Don’t despair over what is still left to learn, but marvel at the progress you have made.  Growth is a positive thing so keep on keeping on.” ~ Unknown

          “All great speakers were bad speakers first.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

            “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

              “It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions.” ~ Jim Rohn

                “The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.” ~ Thomas Henry Huxley

                  “You have to keep training if you want to improve.  It’s a fair game.  If you practice, you improve.  You can’t buy it.” ~ Chow Hung-Yuen

                    “The reward of a thing well done is having done it.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

                      “Life is like riding a bike. It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still.” ~ Linda Brakeall

                        “Do not fear mistakes – fear only the absence of creative, constructive, and corrective responses to those mistakes.” ~ Rolfe Kerr

                          “We’ve all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes,
                          but I think it’s more important to learn from successes.
                          If you learn only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale

                            “I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.” ~ Charlotte Bronte

                              “The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it.  This literally turns a failure into a success.” ~ Stephen Covey

                                “I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.” ~ Stephen Covey

                                  “Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” ~ Frederick B. Wilcox

                                    “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” ~ Frederick Douglass

                                      “Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” ~ Alfred A. Montapert

                                        “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh

                                          “Sometimes you have to take a half step back to take two forward.” ~ Vince McMahon