Barbara Sher Quotes - Page 2

If you truly feared failure, you'd be very successful.

Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.

Wishing and dreaming are the beginning of all human endeavor.

Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf

Whatever your dreams are, start taking them very, very seriously.

It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

Thinking about swimming isn't much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away.

Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.

A good work is a partnership between you and nature... Nature will help you every step of the way.

Doing what you love isn't a priviledge; it's an obligation.

Being judgmental about your own behavior is actually another cop-out because it makes you feel as though you're doing something virtuous.

Originality is genius. If you respect and care for it, it will take you on the ride of your life.

A goal is the basic unit of life design.

But who you are is not a concept in the sky, and it's not a record of you accomplishments either. The most original and creative side of you can re-emerge only when you get time of your own, free time, wide-open time, uncommitted time, time in which to go after dreams or do absolutely nothing if you choose. Without it you can't have a self.

The environment that creates winners is almost always made up of winners.

Isolation is a dream killer.

And our dreams are who we are.

Your creativity is waiting for you like a dancing partner.

You don't have to get it right the first time.

Irreverence is a declaration of independence.

There is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can't have - at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most.

Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music.

When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.

Now is the operative word. Everything you put in your way is just a method of putting off the hour when you could actually be doing your dream.

Down deep we really know our worth, but we don't have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won't remember that we deserve it.