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The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.
~ Joshua Waitzkin
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Why do some people seem to be resilient?
Is it a consequence of upbringing? Circumstance? Luck? Research shows it comes down to perspective – and that’s something you can shape.
A chalkboard was placed on a street in New York City for one day. It asked people to write their biggest regret, and they did. They didn’t put things like driving a new car or living in a particular place. Instead … they wrote things like
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If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
~ Napoleon Hill
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The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.
~ William James
Yesterday marked the last chemotherapy infusion. Now to recover … and celebrate of course! But how?
The most effective way
to achieve right relations
with any living thing
is to look for the best in it,
and then help that best
into the fullest expression.
~J. Allen Boone, Kinship
with all Life
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In keeping with this blog’s tagline of learning and lifestyle and lots more, today’s post is a light-hearted look at the first two.
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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
~ Nelson Mandela
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Learning is not done to you, it is something you choose to do.
~ Seth Godin, Stop Stealing Dreams
