Remember why you started, remember where you're headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.
Ralph MarstonRead
Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
Interpretation
Shift your focus from problems to positive opportunities and recognize your potential.
This quote encourages individuals to take a break from their challenges and to concentrate instead on what they can achieve. By redirecting attention from negative situations to positive possibilities, it empowers a positive mindset and acknowledges personal capabilities, fostering a more optimistic outlook on life.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming challenges.
Remember why you started, remember where you're headed, think of how great it will be to get there, and keep going.
Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it.
A world of abundance surrounds you, if only you will step up and claim it. Make life happen through you rather than letting it happen to you. It will make all the difference in the world.
If you're to succeed at any endeavor, the first and most important person you must convince is yourself. Success comes not from merely a belief that you can do it. Success comes when you absolutely know you can achieve it
You have created your fears. And you can choose to lay them to rest. You have created your dreams. And you can choose to bring them fully to life.
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
There will be those who will tell you that you can't make it because of how you look, because of the way you talk. We all have heard that - I almost listened.
I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation.
Someone like Jessica Ennis-Hill having her first baby then bouncing back to become world champion in the space of the year. I maybe wouldn't have appreciated just how big an achievement that was until I had my own child. It's an incredible thing.
Startups are painful, stressful and at times demoralizing. You need to be a true believer in the vision of what you are doing. You need to passionate about it and love what you’re doing. If you don’t, there is no way you can sustain the hours, stress and disappointment. There’s no way you’re going to be able to convince investors, customers and most importantly recruit a world-class team if you not building something you think is going to change the world.
Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?
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