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Freedom means living life on your terms.
Freedom means waking up in the morning and deciding exactly what you want to do that day. No unwanted obligations; no stress. Living free is not a fantasy.
Ideas are great, but useless without execution.
Life is full of challenges, and positive thinking alone will not help you—but preparation will.
“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” ― Jim Morrison
Without core values we’re aimless. And aimlessness is the enemy of freedom.
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
“Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.” — Ovid
“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” — James A. Garfield
It’s not the “strong” who survive, it’s those who are the most adaptable.
Money only solves your money problems. It changes nothing about your character or who you are.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The man who has no inner life is a slave to his surroundings.” — Henri-Frederic Amiel
“It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” — Socrates
“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” ― Warren Buffett