Running Down a Dream Quotes

“The running wasn’t about the race or the finish line. It was about the joy of the gift of having something to run after. I realized the Truth. There is no finish line. There is no success or failure. There is nothing to fix. There is only the perfect me, my dream, and the joy of running it down.”
― Tim Grahl, Running Down a Dream: Your Road Map to Winning Creative Battles

“When you do things that are healthy and good, that is you. When you do things that are unhealthy and bad, that’s just the layers on top. It’s not you. Hold on to that. Trust yourself. You’ll find your way.”
― Tim Grahl, Running Down a Dream: Your Road Map to Winning Creative Battles

“Over the months that followed this week, I came to realize two things. The first is that I wasn’t taking a radical or ruthless enough approach to change. I was constantly making bargains and pacts and capitulations. I would compromise and cajole. Resistance thrives in that gray zone of valueless nonjudgment. It loves instant gratification and rationalizing that I could to it tomorrow.”
― Tim Grahl, Running Down a Dream: Your Road Map to Winning Creative Battles

“I learned pretty quickly that most criticism is useless and is much more about the person doing the criticizing than it is about the work or me.”
― Tim Grahl, Running Down a Dream: Your Road Map to Winning Creative Battles