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May 30 - August 8, 2021
I focus on only the things I have total control over.
“Are you doing what you want to be doing with your life? Are you doing what you love?”
LOVE WHAT I DO AND I ATTACK EACH DAY WITH JOY AND ENTHUSIASM. I am passionate about what I do for a living. I’m grateful for the talents and interests I’ve been uniquely blessed with; they lead me to my purpose in life. I am fully committed to doing something I love and something I was born to do. I do not wait for someone to hand me the life I want to live, I go out and create it on my own. My passion for what I do gives me a competitive advantage over those who don’t have the same level of passion. I zap negative thoughts and focus on the positive. I find opportunities in every obstacle.
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I focus on only the things I have total control over: my effort and my attitude.
love what I do and I attack each day with joy and enthusiasm.
“At any given time, you’re either moving forward or you’re moving backward. There is no in-between. There’s no such thing as maintaining the status quo. It never works. As soon as you stop trying to move forward and you set your sights on maintaining, you start slipping backwards. You’re either playing to win or playing not to lose.”
you’ll never achieve greatness by playing it safe.”
we recognized the most important lesson anyone can ever learn about failure: the only true failure is giving up.
“But without the dream first, the miracle will never happen.”
DREAM BIG AND I IGNORE THE NAYSAYERS. I set huge goals and I fully commit myself to achieving those goals. I ignore those who tell me to be more “realistic” about my goals. Naysayers represent the voices of fear and cynicism and I will not listen to them. I remind myself of all the reasons my dreams CAN come true. I will become the best version of myself and the only way to reach my full potential is to aim as high as possible. Every day, a person makes the choice to either move forward or backward. Today, I choose to move forward and chase my biggest dreams. Miracles will occur when I work
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1. I focus on only the things I have total control over: my effort and my attitude. 2. I love what I do and I attack each day with joy and enthusiasm. 3. I dream big and I ignore the naysayers.
I AM RELENTLESS AND I WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON MY DREAMS. I know that problems will come my way, but I know that I have what it takes to overcome each and every one of them. No matter what obstacles I face today, I will fight my way through them. Nothing can stop me from reaching my chosen destination. I CHOOSE to persevere and never back down from the obstacles that stand between me and my dreams. Simply making this decision to never give up ASSURES me of success in whatever I set out to do. I will never, ever give up on my dreams. I am unstoppable.
1. I focus on only the things I have total control over: my effort and my attitude. 2. I love what I do and I attack each day with joy and enthusiasm. 3. I dream big and I ignore the naysayers. 4. I am relentless and I will NEVER give up on my dreams.
“The fastest and easiest way to build confidence is through preparation. If a man knows that he’s put in the work and the study and made the sacrifices necessary to be successful at something, he can be confident that he has a huge advantage over those who were not willing to pay such a price.
“For a man to be confident in a task, he must know that he has done everything possible to properly prepare for it. He will then exude confidence.
“The fastest way to lose confidence is to dwell on past mistakes. Once an error is made, learn from it, then put it out of your mind. The mistake has served its purpose, now it must be forgotten. If you dwell on the mistake, you’ll create new fears in your mind. And fear is the enemy of confidence and faith.”
“My faith in a higher power, my faith in God, has always been the center of my life and the source of my strength and confidence,”
“In God is where I find my assurance that everything will work out for those who give their very best. I firmly believe that. I have total confidence and total trust in that. God is the greatest source of confidence.
“If you give anything less than your best, you’re not only cheating yourself, you’re also cheating your Maker. You have a responsibility to become the best version of yourself, the person God made you to be. Too many people back down or quit before they give their
“That’s the fear talking and you must choose faith over fear. It is safe to trust. If you do your part, you can be assured that God will do the rest. He’ll put you where you need to be.”
CHOOSE FAITH OVER FEAR. I have complete and total confidence that I have what it takes to accomplish the dreams in my heart. Most failures are a result of people falling to their fears and worries. I am fearless. I am fully-committed to pursuing my dreams, developing the unique talents I’ve been blessed with, and becoming the person I was born to be. I know that if I give my absolute best today, I can safely trust God to put me where I need to be and to make sure that everything works out for the best. I believe I am here for a reason and I have everything I need to fulfill my purpose in life.
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I focus on only the things I have total control over: MY EFFORT AND MY ATTITUDE.
1. I focus on only the things I have total control over: my effort and my attitude. 2. I love what I do and I attack each day with joy and enthusiasm. 3. I dream big and I ignore the naysayers. 4. I am relentless and I will NEVER give up on my dreams. 5. I choose faith over fear.
I would choose my destiny by choosing my mindset.
