How dare one act like a diva when you have a lot of work to do and you need to find your disciplines and so on?
Interpretation
Stay focused and disciplined, especially when you have responsibilities to fulfill.
This quote by Julie Andrews emphasizes the importance of maintaining discipline and hard work, rather than indulging in distractions or acting entitled. It serves as a reminder that success requires dedication and effort, even when one might be tempted to adopt a more relaxed or self-important demeanor.
In practice
During a motivational speech to students about the importance of hard work and perseverance.
I've learned a lot of things about myself through singing. I used to have a certain dislike of the audience, not as individual people, but as a giant body who was judging me. Of course, it wasn`t really them judging me. It was me judging me. Once I got past that fear, it freed me up, not just when I was performing but in other parts of my life.
Singing has been a cherished gift, and my inability to sing has been a devastating blow.
My mother was terribly important to me, and I know how much I yearned for her in my youth, but I don't think I truly trusted her.
I come from a long line of below-stairs maids and gardeners. Good ol' peasant stock. My mother and her sister made a quantum leap out of that life. Then I made another quantum leap.
Every time I go out to perform, believe me. You never lose that fear of, 'I hope I do it right. I hope I don't fall flat on my face. I hope this will be good for them.'
Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, βGod, wasn't it wonderful.β
The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.
The 1982 Asian Games champion M.D. Valsamma's coach gave a statement in the media that if Valsamma had some 15 days training on a synthetic track, she would beat me. I was very interested in the challenge. I kept that paper cutting under my bed and used to read it often.
I work extremely hard doing what I love, mainly to ensure that I don't have to work extremely hard doing what I hate.
If you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? Carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.
Keep your thinking right and your business will be right.
You gotta use everything you possibly can!
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