A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
Earl NightingaleRead
We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
Interpretation
We have the power to control our lives regardless of external circumstances.
This quote by Earl Nightingale emphasizes the importance of personal agency and inner strength. It suggests that while circumstances can influence our lives, it is ultimately up to us to take control and steer our own paths through self-determination and internal resilience.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming challenges.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
If the grass is greener on the other side it`s probably getting better care. Success is a matter of sticking to a set of common sense principles anyone can master.
Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.
Problems are challenges to creative minds. Without problems, there would be little reason to think at all.
The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else.
Do what experts since the dawn of recorded history have told you you must do: pay the price by becoming the person you want to become. It's not nearly as difficult as living unsuccessfully.
Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.
You don't get lucky. You create lucky.
As a tennis player you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better.
Even failures can turn into something positive if you just keep going. I wrote a television pilot called 'Head of the Family.' CBS didn't want it. It was considered a failure. But we reworked it. A year later, it became 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
Hard work doesn't start during the game. Hard work starts the night before.
I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber.
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