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Inspiration

“The one thing that you have that no one else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live only as you can.”

– unknown

“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

“Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else, but the grass is green where you water it. Remember that.”

– unknown

“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)

“Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are sweet, cherish them.”

– unknown

“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)

“Enjoy the little things in life because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.”

– unknown

• “All kids need is a little help, a little hope and someone who believes in them.”

– Magic Johnson

“Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.”

– John Maxwell

“We talk about how to have success, how to prepare properly and what it takes to win but something I wish I would have learned sooner in life was hot to process failure. How to handle it when it happens. How to use it as a learning moment. For quicker long term success, FAIL UP!”

– Baseball Dudes (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

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t”

– unknown

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