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Happy people have two things in common. They know exactly what they want and they feel they're moving toward getting it.

Barbara Sher

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Barbara Sher
Age: 84 †
Born: 1935
Born: August 14
Died: 2020
Died: May 10
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Essayist
Motivational Speaker
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Detroit
Michigan
People
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Common
Happy
Moving
Two
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Feels
Exactly
Things
Toward

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But who you are is not a concept in the sky, and it's not a record of you accomplishments either. The most original and creative side of you can re-emerge only when you get time of your own, free time, wide-open time, uncommitted time, time in which to go after dreams or do absolutely nothing if you choose. Without it you can't have a self.
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Becoming mature means learning to accept what you cannot change, facing unresolved sorrows and learning to love life as it really happens, not as you would have it happen.
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Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.
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Every time you have to make a choice about anything, think Does this go toward or away from what I want? Always choose what goes toward what you want.
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You cannot tell your heart what it wants. Your heart will tell you
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Isolation is a dream killer.
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And our dreams are who we are.
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A direct statement about yourself is considered objective only if it is negative. If it's positive, it is considered subjective. And 'objective' means it is accurate, and 'subjective' means it is conceited self-delusion.
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Not fulfilling your dreams will be a loss to the world, because the world needs everyone's gift - yours and mine.
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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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Whatever your dreams are, start taking them very, very seriously.
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Each destination you reach only opens out into wider horizons, new and undiscovered countries for you to explore.
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Every time you worry that you could get trapped in some kind of work you don't care about, you're dealing with the problem of meaningfulness. I guarantee that in the back of your mind is the thought that somehow you have to make a contribution to something, be acknowledged, do something that matters-or you're just fooling around.
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Thinking about swimming isn't much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away.
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If you truly feared failure, you'd be very successful.
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Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.
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In the rush of daily living it's easy to forget all the remarkable people, real or fictional, who have been a part of your life. But if you just imagine they are near for a moment, you will realize that anyone who ever touched your heart is always with you, patiently waiting to emanate warmth and support whenever you remember to think of them.
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Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't.
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A goal is the basic unit of life design.
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You don't have to get it right the first time.
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