DREAMIST TO SURREALIST
"In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first." - Adora SvitakI've put together a list of some inspirational quotes that have directed me in my style of living, in my pursuit of financial freedom, and throughout my ambitious professional development. It has taken me a long time to be on the path where I am now but that is the evolution of life. There are so many people that wake up who do not want to go to work or have "got caught up in life" however if you read these quotes and really dig deep inside your thought process, these quotes can really help define who you are and what you want to accomplish.
When playing college ball our baseball shirts said "Never Satisfied" well here is my quote on that: "Satisfaction comes when someone runs out of ambition, when someone runs out of ambition means they are settling for mediocrity." -Roy Edward McGinty
To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special. - Jim Valvano (ESPY Speech)
"Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your
values and goals - Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life
you want" -Marsha Sinetar
"One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward
growth." - Abraham Maslow
“We are all faced
with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible
situations" - Charles R. Swindoll
Progress far from
consisting in change, depends on retentiveness.....Those who cannot remember
the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayna
"Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still." -
Chinese Proverb
Happiness is not
in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the
thrill of creative effort - F. D. Roosevelt
"To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it,
requires brains." - Mary Pettibone Poole
"Work smarter, not harder" - Scrooge McDuck
"I'd risk the fall just to know how it feels to fly" - Kayla Smith
“We are what we
repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Brent Turner
"Life is not
the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is
what makes the difference." - Virginia Satir
"In order to achieve your intended results, you must be active in your own pursuit" - Roy Edward McGinty
"Complaining never serves any justice, actions are what set the standard" - Roy Edward McGinty
"If you don't live it up now, all that money you saved will be pointless because airplanes aren't big enough for wheelchairs and walkers." - Roy Edward McGinty
"You can't
have a better tomorrow if you're thinking about yesterday. - Charles
Kettering
"It will never work out with a guy who
ONLY eats pepperoni pizza." - Ashley Hawkins Prescott
"Now and then it's good to pause in our
pursuit of happiness and just be happy." - Guillaume Apollinaire
