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Inspiration

“Grit? What is it? I believe it’s driven by love. Inspired by vision and purpose. Fuelled by optimism and belief. Powered by faith and hope. Revived by resilience. Kept alive by stubbornness. And if we’re honest includes some fear of failure and desire to prove oneself”

– Jon Gordon (twitter)

“Be that person who roots for others. Who tells a stranger they look amazing and encourages other to believe in themselves and their dreams.”

– Starchild.collective

“Ignorance is the absence of knowledge. Stupidity is the presence of knowledge and the refusal to use it.”

– Paulo Coelho

One day a young student asked his professor, “What’s the difference between school and life?” The professor replied, “In school, you’re taught a lesson and then you’re given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.”

– Clever Investor | Instagram

“To build a strong team you must see someone else’s strength as a complement to your weakness not a threat to your position or authority.”

– Christine Caine

“Self-control is strength. Calmness is mastery. You have to get to a point where your mood doesn’t shift based on the insignificant actions of someone else. Don’t allow other to control the directions of your life. Don’t allow your emotions to overpower your intelligence.”

– Morgan Freeman

“A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.”

– unknown

“I can’t change the directions of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”

– Jimmy Dean

“There’s always stuff to learn. There’s stuff I didn’t hear until I was 40 that I wish I had hear when I was 20. There’s stuff I hear now that I’ve never heard before.”

– Gregg Maddux

“Effort is a CHOICE/ Kindness is a CHOICE/ Positivity is a CHOICE/ Negativity is a CHOICE/ Attitude is a CHOICE/ Mindset is a CHOICE/ Perseverance is a CHOICE/Dedication is a CHOICE/ Procrastination is a CHOICE/Professionalism is a CHOICE/ Respect is a CHOICE/CHARACTER IS A CHOICE”

– Baseball Dudes (twitter)

“Telling an athlete, student, employee, what they are doing wrong is a huge mental error in performance. The power of thinking about what NOT to do pollutes the brain with the picture and idea of missing, not completing, and filling it with what you want to avoid. Language is powerful that even a hint of what you are trying to avoid can be fateful.”

– Shawn Humphries (twitter)

“Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.”

– unknown

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