Courage & growth

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

“Love the art, poor as it may be, which thou hast learned, and be content with it;”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

“This above all: to thine own self be true;”

“Lost time is never found again.”

“Well done is better than well said.”

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.”

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

“It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it.”

“A man is not great because he has never failed; but rather, he is great because failure has not stopped him.”

“Excuses will always be there for you, opportunity won’t.”

“If you try and fail, CONGRATULATIONS. Most people don’t even try.”

“If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough.”

“Money is a tool, not the goal. Freedom is the goal. Don’t forget that.”

“My goal is to build a life I don't need a vacation from.”

“Don’t stress about the closed doors behind you. New doors are opening if you keep moving forward.”

“Excuses make today easy, but tomorrow hard. Discipline makes today hard, but tomorrow easy.”

“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”

“If it excites you and scares you at the same time, it's time to break free and give it a try.”

“If you are afraid of failure, you don’t deserve to be successful.”

“If you are not happy where you are, just move. You are not a tree.”

“If you want something you’ve never had, you must do something you’ve never done.”

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

“It’s your responsibility to shape your own life.”

“Kill your excuses, face your fears, and stop doubting yourself. You can do it.”

“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being excited about what could go right.”

“The faster you go from idea to action the faster you win.”

“The key to success is to focus on the goal and not obstacles.”

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”

“Some goodbyes are good for your growth.”

“Stop thinking about limitations and start thinking about possibilities.”

“Stop thinking, start doing.”

“The hardest decision in life is whether to WALK AWAY or TRY HARDER.”

“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you’ll need for tomorrow.”

“Whoever is trying to bring you down is already below you.”

“You can’t experience success without first experiencing failure.”

“You gotta step out of your comfort zone, be broke for a while. Lose some friends. Have some sleepless nights. Most people don't get it though.”

“If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone.”

“Until you spread your wings, you will have no idea how far you can fly.”

“To beat fear, you must go through it, not around it.”

“You can never make the same mistake twice, because the second time you make it, it is a choice.”

“You either quit or keep going. They both hurt. Choose wisely.”

“Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.”

“Want to know your future? Look in the mirror. Look at your habits, your choices, and your actions. They are writing your future.”

“Dear past, thank you for all the lessons. Dear future, I am ready.”

“Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can't change.”

“Real growth begins when you are tired of your own excuses.”

“If you don't leave your past in the past, it will destroy your future. Live for what today has to offer, not for what yesterday has taken away.”

“Your life is a result of your choices. If you don't like your life, it is time to make better choices.”

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”

“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”

“You never fail until you stop trying.”

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”

“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”

“Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.”

“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”

“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.”

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”

“The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.”

“Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.”

“Failure is not the outcome. Failure is not trying.”

“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset.”

“Do what you love and don’t take no for an answer.”

“Dark times are really fertile ground for change... something about being at rock bottom inspires you to look up. Where can I go from here? Anywhere!”

“With every obstacle that has happened to me in my life, my brain immediately says, ‘Where is the hidden blessing?’ In starting a business and growing a business, every day is learning how to manage obstacles.”