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NEW BOOK: TREASURE: PERSONAL GUIDE TO AN INSPIRED LIFE

 

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To be inspired is great, to inspire is incredible.

 

767.

Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to other people.

 

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Do something fun that makes you feel 5 again.

 

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If you judge people, you have no time to love them. – Mother Teresa

 

770.

It’s good to be blessed. It’s better to be a blessing.

 

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We abandon our prize to look at others; wishing and hoping that it could have been given to us. When we do have a chance to take a peek, we cower and hiss at what might be inside… Please unravel the ribbon; take the wrapper off that is the flesh of you and open the box. Maybe you will see stars. – Genesis Adonai Adams

 

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Everyone wants happiness. No one wants pain. But you can’t have a rainbow, without a little rain.

 

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Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.

 

774.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

 

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You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.

 

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Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying. “I will try again tomorrow.”

 

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A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.” – Napoleon Hill

 

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You cannot waste time standing in the same place year after year. Don’t say someday or sometime. That is the disease of inaction, a crippling fate where your dreams slowly fade to never happen. Your dreams are too important. There is nothing you cannot do. You are unstoppable. Dare to live your wildest dreams now. – Brad Gast.

 

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8 things to give up:

Doubting yourself

Negative thinking

Fear of failure

Criticizing yourself and others

Negative self-talk

Procrastination

Fear of Success

People Pleasing

 

780.

Never sacrifice these three things: Your family, your heart or your diginity.

 

781.

Think happy thoughts.

 

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Don’t be a victim of negative self-talk. Remember you are listening. – Bob Proctor

 

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Keep your head up; you are so much better than you believe. I promise.

 

784.

Believe in yourself and you can do unbelievable things.

 

785.

Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.

 

786.

Never sacrifice who you are just because someone has a problem with it.

 

787.

Be the reason someone smiles today.

 

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Mind is the master-power that molds and makes, And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes the tool of thought, and shaping what he wills Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills: - He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: Environment is but his looking-glass – James Allen

 

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As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.

 

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Clean thoughts make clean habits. The so-called saint who does not wash his body is not a saint. He who has strengthened and purified his thoughts does not need to consider the malevolent. – James Allen

 

791.

A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts. He can only remain weak, abject, and miserably by refusing to lift up his thoughts.

 

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All possession is based on consciousness. All gain is the result of an accumulative consciousness. All loss is the result of a scattering consciousness. – Charles Hannel

793.

You are the author of your own book of deeds that will be presented to you on the Day of Judgement. So think about it, how’s the story looking thus far?

 

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Only by lifting others up shall you rise. – Brendon Burchard

 

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Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side as long as you are true to the best that is in you! – Christian D. Larson.

 

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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending. – Thich Nhat Hanh

 

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I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness.

 

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Someone once told me the definition of hell: The last day you have on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become. – Unknown.

 

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Always remember you are Braver than you believe Stronger than you seem Smarter than you think and even more Beautiful than you’d ever imagined.

 

800.

Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t. Start loving yourself for everything that you are.

 

801.

Always remember:

You are the best

You are meant for greatness

You are beautiful

You are amazing

You are relevant

You are a success

You can do it!

Never let persons, situations and situations make you think or feel otherwise.- CE Wogu

 

802.

When life brings winds of change that almost blow you over… close your eyes, hang on tight and believe.

 

803.

Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood.

 

804.

Self-confidence is the best outfit, rock it and own it.

 

805.

Actually I can.

 

806.

Be your best motivation – CE Wogu

 

807.

Daily habits – tiny routines that are repeatable are what makes big dreams a reality.

Dream big, but start small.

 

808.

You can’t leave footprints in the sands of time if you’re sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time? – Unknown

 

809.

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. – John Lennon.

 

810.

People who appear in your life, whether to help or to harm are all given by God. Meet all of them with a peaceful heart, but with a warrior’s spirit. You may faily many times, but in failing you will learn and in learning, you will find your way.

Remember, there are no mistakes in life, only lessons. And lessons will keep on repeating themselves until learned.

 

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I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that, then I realized I am somebody.

 

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All things are possible if you believe – Mark 9:23

 

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If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place. – Lao Tzu

 

814.

If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.

 

815.

Believe me; you are beautiful!

 

816.

Successful people don’t reach their goals alone.

 

817.

Whatever you are be a good one.

 

818.

When you’re having money problems, the first thing to do is quit spending on all things that don’t produce money.

 

819.

Note to self:

Keep trying

 

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Keep praying

Stay positive

Be Awesome

Become Better

 

820.

Eat better. Run more. Sleep earlier. Wake up earlier. Make a good breakfast. Drink water. Eat fruit. Read books. Talk less. Listen more. Feel deeper. Love better. Open your eyes. Experience life. Be happy.

 

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Nobody is perfect and nobody deserves to be perfect. Nobody has it easy. Everybody has issues. You never know what people are going through. So pause before you start judging, criticizing or mocking others. Everybody is fighting their own unique war.

 

822.

Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try.

 

823.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God. – Ronald Reagan

 

824.

One positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

 

825.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. – Shakespeare

 

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Compare yourself only with yourself. You don’t know others’ full story, and there’s no need to feel guilty for not being as good as them, or feeling justified in being ‘better’ or ‘worse’ in any area. We all walk our own path, and we all have our own lessons and challenges to face. The more you focus on you, the better you will become.

 

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Stop focusing on how stressed you are and remember how blessed you are.

 

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You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

 

829.

Don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.

 

830.

Happy people leave room for the mysterious ways of God.

 

831.

Man becomes what he constantly thinks about.

 

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You are amazing. Remember that!

 

833.

Don’t build links. Build relationships. – Rand Fishkin

 

834.

Will your anchor hold in the storms of life?

 

835.

Before you expect other people to respect and love you the way they should, you must show them how by the way you love and respect yourself.

 

836.

Elevation is always preceded by evaluation. Be mindful of how you conduct yourself during this critical period of time because this could either push you forward or backwards. You are being watched for elevation and may not know it. – Dr. David E. Jackson.

 

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Don’t burn your opportunities for a temporary comfort.

 

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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison. – Nelson Mandela.

 

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Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.

 

840.

The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.

 

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I will go anywhere as long as it’s forward.

 

842.

For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. Isaiah 50:7

 

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I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” Muhammed Ali

 

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Invest in yourself. You can afford it. Trust me.

 

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You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

 

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, facing the right direction.

 

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Live. Laugh. Love

 

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Thank you Lord, for the roof over my head and a nice bed to sleep in. There’s food on my table and shoes on my feet. Your loving touch is everywhere. Forgive me if I forget my great blessings, if ever start to complain. Only let me live each day full of praise and thanks, immersed in Your infinite amazing grace.

 

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Don’t feel too proud because you have bread. Remember someone owns a bakery. Never look down on anyone in life. We are all something but none of us is everything.

 

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Don’t assume you know me by what you heard; I grow daily. Your messenger might have outdated information!

 

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Take Risks: If you win, you will be happy. If you lose, you will be wise.

 

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Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don’t, to achieve what others won’t. – Henry Rollins

 

853.

Swallow your pride occasionally. It’s not fattening.

 

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Great leaders don’t tell you what to do.. they show you how it’s done.

 

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I fall, I rise, I make mistakes, I live, I learn, I’ve been hurt, but I’m alive. I’m human and I’m not perfect. But I’m thankful.

 

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The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively. – Bob Marley.

 

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Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again. – Bob Marley

 

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You all laugh because I am different. I laugh because you are all the same.

 

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Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy your search for happiness will never end. – Robert Nesta Marley

 

860.

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. – Bob Marley.

 

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One of the happiest moments ever is when you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change.

 

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Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. – Bruce Lee

 

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Every day, every hour, every minute, every second, let us plant seeds – Good seeds. Someday, in that perfect time, those good seeds will be beautiful trees.

 

864.

Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world, no matter what you look like.

 

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Inside every person you know, there’s a person you don’t know.

 

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I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from. We can still choose where we go from there.

 

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You can’t reach for anything new if your hands are still full of yesterday’s junk.

 

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You are amazing just the way you are.

 

869.

Conceal your intentions – Robert Greene

 

870.

Life is all about how we see things.

 

871.

It’s not your salary that makes you rich; it’s your spending habits.

 

872.

I may not have everything I want in life but I am blessed enough to have all that I need. For this I am grateful.

 

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You can’t worry about the mistakes, because you’re going to make a lot of them. You’ve got to be thinking about your next move. – Ben Horowitz

 

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Just because you had a bad start doesn’t mean you can’t have a good finish – Joyce Meyer.

 

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Courage is not the absence of fear: it’s action in the presence of fear. Keep moving forward in faith! – Joyce Meyer

 

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Don’t let yourself be controlled by three things: people, money or past experiences.

 

877.

Remember the time you me I couldn’t? Well, I just did. Cheers!

 

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Your greatest ministry will likely come from your deepest pain. – Rick Warren

 

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Starve your distractions. Feed your focus.

 

880.

The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing. – Albert Einstein

 

881.

I did it because I was told it was too hard to do.

 

882.

Dear past, thank you for your lessons. Dear future, I’m ready. Dear God, thank you for another chance.

 

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Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.

 

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Dream it. Believe it. Achieve it.

 

885.

Don’t worry about the people who aren’t happy for you. They probably aren’t happy for themselves either.

 

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Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.

 

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“You cannot continue throughout your life’s journey to drink from the cup of motivation of your mentors and role models but you can choose to develop yourself enough and fill yourself enough to be able to motivate yourself and come to an overflow of motivation that other people can drink from and stay motivated.” – CHIBUIKE E. WOGU

 

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“As long as we are persistent in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.” – DENIS WAITLEY

 

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“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” – BILL BRADLEY

 

890.

“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.” ― CHIRSTOPHER MCDOUGALL

 

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“Failure is a chance to begin again more intelligently” – Henry Ford

 

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“All men fail but the true men are the ones that rise again”.

 

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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

 

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“If you're happy, if you're feeling good, then nothing else matters.” – ROBIN WRIGHT

 

895.

Always remember that ‘Everyday above the ground is a great day!’

 

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“Look at the world around you, the infinite details and creativity. Unimaginable beauty surrounds us every day. You are part of that creation, materializing from the same artist that created sunset and rainbow. Don't ever allow yourself to think you are anything less than WONDERFUL!”

 

897.

“Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.” – KOBE BRYANT

 

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“You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.” – RALPH MARSTON

 

899.

“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.” —JEFF BEZOS, Amazon founder and CEO

 

900.

“You will never discover new lands until you are ready to lose sight of the shores” – ANDRE GIDE

 

901.

“Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.” – COLIN POWELL

 

902.

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.” ― WALT WHITMAN

 

903.

“A negative mind will never give you a positive life.”

 

904.

“Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.” – MARK TWAIN

 

905.

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” – MOHAMMED ALI

 

906.

“Your reputation is more important than your paycheck, and your integrity is worth more than your career.” — Ryan Freitas, About.me co-founder

 

907.

“Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.” —Anthony Volodkin, Hype Machine founder

 

908.

“Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.” —Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO

 

909.

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.” —Thomas Edison, General Electric Co-founder

 

910.

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” —Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. co-founder, chairman and CEO

 

911.

“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.” —Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA founder

 

912.

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” —Drew Houston, Dropbox founder and CEO

 

913.

“Fail often so you can succeed sooner.” —Tom Kelley, Ideo partner

 

914.

“If you’re interested in the living heart of what you do, focus on building things rather than talking about them.” —Ryan Freitas, About.me co-founder

 

915.

“Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” —Biz Stone, Twitter co-founder

 

916.

“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” —Seth Godin, Squidoo founder, author and blogger

 

917.

“When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’ " —Tom Preston-Werner, Github co-founder

 

918.

“See things in the present, even if they are in the future.” —Larry Ellison, Oracle co-founder

 

919.

“All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.” —Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder

 

920.

“The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.” —Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder

 

921.

“I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars — I look for 1-foot bars that I can step over.” — Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO

 

922.

“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from everybody else.” —Sara Blakely, SPANX founder