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Inspiration

“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be content.”

– Shawn Humphries (Elite Performance Systems)

“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)

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

– unknown

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

– unknown

“You can change another person’s life just by the belief that you have in them and by caring enough to take a moment to verbalize is to them.”

– unknown

“You fall, you rise, you make mistakes, you live and learn. You’re human, not perfect. You’ve been hurt but, you’re alive – to breath to think, to enjoy, and chase the things you love. Sometimes there is sadness in our journey but, there is also lots of joy. We must keep putting one foot in front of the other even when we hurt. For we will never know what is waiting for us around the bend.”

– unknown

“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

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

– Jimmy Dean

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

– Magic Johnson

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

“We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.”

– Max Depree

“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)

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