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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
Writer
Detroit
Michigan
Happy
Moving
Two
Feel
Feels
Exactly
Things
Toward
People
Getting
Common

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Action helps you think and raises your self-esteem. Good luck happens when you're in action. Ask yourself, Does this go toward or away from what I want? There's an animal in us, and it has great instincts. Scan for a desire and follow it. Set a goal, any goal, and start doing everything you can think of to achieve it.
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We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
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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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When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given.
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Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music.
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A goal is the basic unit of life design.
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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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When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.
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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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Isolation is a dream killer.
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Originality is genius. If you respect and care for it, it will take you on the ride of your life.
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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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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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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 don't have to get it right the first time.
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Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
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A good work is a partnership between you and nature... Nature will help you every step of the way.
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If you truly feared failure, you'd be very successful.
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