I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
Paulo CoelhoRead
If you think small, your world will be small. If you think big, your world will be big.
Interpretation
Your mindset determines the scope of your opportunities.
This quote suggests that the way you think influences your perception of the world and your potential. A limited mindset restricts your growth and experiences, while an expansive mindset opens the doors to greater possibilities and achievements.
In practice
During a team meeting, to encourage coworkers to innovate and share their ideas.
I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.
Each stone, each bend cries welcome to him. He identifies with the mountains and the streams, he sees something of his own soul in the plants and the animals and the birds of the field.
We need to clear our minds of bad thoughts.
Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way of showing that we trust in God.
The fool who loves giving advice on our garden never tends his own plants
Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once.
The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
My only advice is, follow your dream and do whatever you like to do the most. I chose journalism because I wanted to be in the places where history was being made.
Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is worth doing.
My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right?
The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.
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