Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?
Remind your critics when they say you don't have the expertise or experience to do something that an amateur built the ark and the experts built the Titanic
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.
If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.
There are no choices that are really a detour that will take you far from where you're wanting to be - because your Inner Being is always guiding you to the next, and the next, and the next. So don't be concerned that you may make a fatal choice, because there aren't any of those. You are always finding your balance. It's a never ending process.
You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.
Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought — so what are you lacking? If you have will-power , then you can do anything. It is usually said that you are your own master.
Figure out whether or not you believe in yourself, and if you don't, find a way to. Because even more than you want it, you must believe it. And learn about yourself. The rhythm of one's spirit is just as important as what you look like or what you sound like. Who are you? What's your voice? What are you dying to contribute?
Let me explain something about guitar playing. Everyone's got their own character, and that's the thing that's amazed me about guitar playing since the day I first picked it up. Everyone's approach to what can come out of six strings is different from another person, but it's all valid.
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.
When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.
There’s no shame about any honest calling; don’t be afraid of soiling your hands, there’s plenty of soap to be had.
For the record, someone will ALWAYS say that you are too big, too thin, too lean, too fat, too whatever. In my opinion, they are too conceited to think that their opinion is going to change our behavior. A person with confidence won't be deterred! Keep after it!
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
You don't have to let yourself be terrorized by other people's expectations of you.
You cannot do something just for the money. You have to do things you believe in and eventually you will make money.
A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may not get immediate approval from the world. Do it anyway.
My legacy is that I stayed on course...from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.
Pause and remember - You alone are responsible for taking an interest in your own growth. Understanding your deepest fears and pain is what will move you forward. If you can do this, you will be rewarded with not only a deeper connection with yourself, but also with others.
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