Why give up before we try Feel the lows before the highs Clip our wings before we fly away I can't say I came prepared I'm suspended in the air Won't you come be in the sky with me
Alicia KeysRead
Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word fear from my vocabulary and I think when you erase fear you can't fail.
Interpretation
Embracing fearlessness can lead to success, as fear often hinders our potential.
In this quote, Alicia Keys emphasizes the importance of eliminating fear from oneβs mindset to achieve success. She suggests that fear is a barrier that can prevent people from reaching their goals, and by choosing not to acknowledge it, one opens the door to possibilities and resilience in the face of challenges.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming challenges.
Why give up before we try Feel the lows before the highs Clip our wings before we fly away I can't say I came prepared I'm suspended in the air Won't you come be in the sky with me
I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.
Everything you want to be, you already are. You're simply on the path to discovering it.
I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that's not real. It was like I was wearing a mask. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. That took a long time to understand.
Iβve found that the best life has to offer is right in front of me, with my husband and child
How terrible would it have been if I had come out with some watered-down version of who I am? People fell in love with the real me, and I still feel blessed that that was how the journey began.
Make up your mind what you want to do, and go and get it. Make sure it is not at the expense of anyone else, though.
Most bodybuilders only have a hazy notion of what they want to look like. They do not say, 'I am going to be a winner.' The negative impulses around the gym can be incredible. I would hear bodybuilders complaining, 'Oh,no! Not another set!' That destroyed them. I have always believed that if you're training for nothing, you're wasting your effort!
It's a strange thing, you have said it thousands of times I am sure...you will never know what you can do until you try. However the sad truth is, that most people never try anything until they know they can do it.
I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.
They may be smarter than you. They may have more money than you. They may come from a different city or a better family. But they can NEVER outwork you. And they can NEVER outprepare you. And they just can't outpractice you. And that's why you'll win.
Don't be afraid of failure, be afraid of not trying in the first place.
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