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No one rises to low expectations

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Les Brown
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: February 17
Motivational Speaker
Politician
Speaker
Miami
Florida
Leslie Brown
Leslie C. Brown
Leslie Calvin Brown
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Draw your line in the sand. Make your decision now and start taking action to really live your dream. By not taking bold steps to live your dream, not only are you missing out on fully living, but the world is missing out on the greatness you have to offer. Be bold!
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Goals are not dreamy, pie-in-the-sky ideals. They have every day practical applications and they should be practical.
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Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it.
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Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.
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In order to do something you've never done, you've got to become someone you've never been. I think that all of us have great potential within us, but greatness is a choice it's not our destiny. And in the pursuit of our dreams we are introduced to trials, failures and disappointments , which take us to the door of discovery and greatness.
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NEVER let other people's opinions of you determine your destiny.
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Forgive yourself first. Release the need to replay a negative situation over and over again in your mind. Don’t become a hostage to your past by always reviewing and reliving your mistakes. Don’t remind yourself of what should have, could have or would have been. Release it and let it go. Move on.
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You're either living your dreams, or living your fears.
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Practice only makes for improvement.
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Sometimes you've got to # believe in someone else's belief in you until your # belief kicks in.
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Don’t waste another minute dealing with a toxic, negative, energy-draining person. Some people are wired for negativity. They love being argumentative, combative and abusive. Run for your life as quickly as possible.
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Take action in order to move toward your goals.
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One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist - you can always do better and you can always grow.
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There are two types of relationships: nourishing and toxic. Do not keep the toxic. What interaction does light have with darkness? None!
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When a show fails to destroy the competition-and it can fail while attracting 20 million viewers-it is itself destroyed.
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You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.
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Downsizing trends and the changing global market require people to reinvent themselves and think like entrepreneurs.
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If you spend a lot of time thinking about your problems, they'll grow bigger and stronger. Is that what you want? Of course not!Instead, focus on your goals. Start your day with them at the front of your mind, and use notes to recall them strategically throughout your day.
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If life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. And if you get up, you can stand up. And if you stand up, you can fight for your dream once again. You have something special. You have GREATNESS within you!
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If you're going through hell, don't stop, keep moving!
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