“Leaving what feels secure behind and following the beckoning of our hearts doesn't always end as we expect or hope. We may even fail. But here's the payoff: it can also be amazing and wonderful and immensely satisfying.” FeelsHeartMayEndsBehindsWonderfulFailingLeavingFollowingSecureSatisfyingPayoffBeckoning Author:Steve Goodier
“Learn - improve - grow - live. Learn as if you might live forever and you'll live as if you might die tomorrow.” IfsMightDiesGrowsForeverTomorrowLive Forever Author:Steve Goodier
“We can never know the impact a simple smile has on another. Smiling is one of the easiest things we can do. Is there a simpler, more effortless way to give everyone you meet a moment of joy, even a sense of worth?” KnowsWayGivingMomentsJoyCan DoSimpleImpactEffortlessSimple Smile Author:Steve Goodier
“The only people I am aware of who don't have troubles are gathered in peaceful, little neighborhoods. There is never a care, never a moment of stress and never an obstacle to ruin a day. All is calm. All is serene. Most towns have at least one such worry-free zone. We call them cemeteries.” PeopleLittlesMomentsCareWorryTroubleStressTownsCalmObstaclesPeacefulRuinsZoneNeighborhoodSereneCemetery Author:Steve Goodier
“Just about ANY personality trait or skill can be learned: simply find it in someone you know and copy it. Then watch what happens.” KnowsHappensWatchesPersonalitySkillsCopiesTraitsPersonality Traits Author:Steve Goodier
“Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse.” MenCountryDeathFightingKnowingReadyThousandHundredHorseFellows Book:Sketches and Essays by W. H. Now first collected [and edited] by his son Source: Sketches and Essays by W. H. Now first collected [and edited] by his son
“The truth is -- we are always highly motivated when something means a great deal to us. If I fell into a deep lake and I didn't know how to swim, I would become highly motivated in an instant. Climbing from the lake would mean more to me than anything else in the world. My effort would be no less than astounding and I would suddenly become one of the most excited and enthusiastic persons imaginable.” IfsKnowsWorldMeanPersonsWould BeDealsEffortKnow HowTruth IsExcitedInstantLakesSwimMotivatedClimbingEnthusiastic Author:Steve Goodier
“Don't live in the past - you've already been there. And don't live in the future, either. Tomorrow will be here soon enough. Live in this moment now - it is sacred and unrepeatable. This moment alone holds valuable gifts that should not be missed.” ShouldEnoughMomentsPastTomorrowSacredValuableSoon Enough Author:Steve Goodier
“And here's the surprising truth: As you gaze at yourself in the mirror held by another, you will see far more than your flaws. You also will see the beauty that is uniquely you; beauty that others see clearly and you may hardly know exists. That is also part of the truth about you.” KnowsMayMirrorsFlawsSurprising Author:Steve Goodier
“One good wish changes nothing. But one good decision changes everything. Your power to choose, to make a good decision, spells the difference between wishing and making real life changes.” RealWishDifferencesDecisionReal LifeLife ChangingSpellsGood DecisionGood Wishes Author:Steve Goodier