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Jon Gordon
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January 4 - January 7, 2019
Never do anything out of obligation. Do everything with gratitude and love. It’s much more powerful that way.”
Before you build a masterpiece you must design it. It’s the same way with life, you know. Too many people go through life living by chance, but when you live by design and know the life you want to create, you are able to create a masterpiece instead of a piece of junk.”
You show up every day. You do the work. You see yourself as an artist dedicated to your craft with a desire to get better every day. You put your heart and soul into your work as you strive for excellence. You desire to create perfection, knowing you’ll never truly achieve it but hoping to get close to it. You try new things. You fail. You improve. You grow. You face countless challenges and tons of rejection that make you doubt yourself and cause you to want to quit. But you don’t. You keep working hard, stay positive, and persevere through it all with resilience, determination, and a lot of
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I know a positive attitude not only draws people to you, but it also gives you power to overcome all the obstacles you will face as you build your success.”
“Yes, you are certainly hitting a rough patch but you’re not alone. Anyone who attempts to build great things will face challenges. It’s part of the building process. Without struggle there’s no reward. Without obstacles there’s no growth. Without setbacks there’s no triumph. Without failure and defeat along the way there’s no ultimate victory and feeling of accomplishment.
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Always remember that our biggest battle comes before our greatest victory.
I feel like this is so very true with teaching and all aspects of life. I’ve hit rock bottom and felt at my absolute worst but without that feeling and that struggle or experience, I wouldn’t be who I am or where I am today without it. Will it happen again? Absolutely. But that’s all apart of life.
If you say these words each morning when you wake up and throughout the day, you will create an amazing life and know boundless success: I expect great things to happen today. I trust in God’s plan for my life. I accept all of the love, joy, abundance, and success in my life. I accept all the people who want to work with me and benefit from my gifts and love. Every day I am getting stronger, healthier, and better.
Morning words
If I listen to myself I hear all the negative thoughts, all the complaints, all the fears, all the doubts, and all the reasons why I shouldn’t be able to finish the race. But if I talk to myself I can feed myself with the words and encouragement I need to finish the race.’
I am strong. I am a good teacher. I can do this. I am fearless.
