Quotations Weblog

How I wish someone had said this to me. During my teens and early twenties, I was so worried about making the wrong decisions or screwing up that I wasted a lot of time just trying to make sure everything was perfect. If only I had the attitude that I have now,

“Sure, I’m going to screw up, but at least I’ll be happy when I’m doing it. Plus, I always learn something.”

I would have been able to enjoy my “foolish things” instead of stressing out over my poorly made decisions.

So many times we hear that we need to snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat. That’s a really easy phrase to say, but being able to be positive when things are going all pear-shaped is a difficult thing to do.

If you are feeling like you’ve hit a low in your life, try looking at it like Steve Jobs would. He had been fired from a company that he created from the ground up. Instead of considering it a huge failure or disservice to him, he entered one of the most creative periods of his life. Now, he’s back on top of Apple and everything is coming up roses for him.

If you’re feeling low, concentrate on how you can turn that feeling around. Everything in life is how you look at it.

I’ve been repeating the title of this web post to myself several times a day. I am hoping that by doing affirmations that my eating will get under control and I’ll be inspired about eating healthy again. Of course, I can’t just repeat a phrase and expect results.

I have to do the work.

This quotation came up in the motivational quotations random search the other day and I was surprised by it. I don’t know why I put it in the motivational quotes, because it seems rather unmotivational.

Don’t you think?

I’ve since moved it to the Classic Collection. It’s a great quote, but I don’t want someone who is feeling a little depressed to turn to our motivational quotes in desperation and find this quote.

Shame on Johann Wolgang von Goethe. I have found that the more I diversify my interests, the more inspired I am to work on everything. If I took Goethe’s advice, there would be no Starling Fitness, Starling Travel or even this weblog. None of them would exist because I would be “concentrating” my powers on my personal weblog, Pick Me!

The next time you feel the urge to start a new project, don’t let this quotation stop you for a second. Doing things that you are interested in fuels your imagination and makes your normal work even more meaningful.