In my last post, I talked about being brave – about acting “as if” until we actually gain the confidence we want to feel. I also talked about how good-hearted people around you want you to succeed. But what about those who are not so good-hearted – those individuals who seem happy only when they …
You’re never wrong and can back it up with facts
Prior to buying your girlfriend an engagement ring, you confirm the correct ring size by secretly measuring one of her other rings, with a set of calipers
You have solutions for problems that nobody has…yet
You tried to take the fetal monitor apart in between contractions
You still have your original Erector Set in its little red metal suitcase (even if some parts are missing)
You know exactly how many steps there are in a set of stairs you take on a daily basis
You can picture the location of an element on the periodical chart
Dilbert is your hero
You can name 6 Star Trek episodes
You tell jokes that are met with stares unless the audience has had classes in multivariate calculus and particle physics
Anything by Sean Stephenson is great! He always reminds me that I have no excuses. Here is one example.
Don’t be afraid to take a big step…You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.
You can fail at what you DON’T want [to be doing], so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive, because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.
A little bit of reckless abandon is a good thing.
Keep the faith. The most amazing things in life tend to happen right at the moment you’re about to give up hope.
The glory of God is man fully alive.
The best work is not what is most difficult for you…It is what you do best.