One of my all time favorite quotes

Determination
Listened to this broadcast three days ago.

 

One of my all time favorite personal quotes:

The long way is the short cut.

Years ago while teaching at Disney Institute, i crafted a soundbite, “the long way is the short cut”, to provide hope to people who struggle by how slow progress feels.

Outsiders believe Disney thinks up ideas and they happen by Magic. Truth is, it’s the law of the harvest, you reap what you sow.

A tree doesn’t grow overnight, but it does grow.

Want shade, plant the acorn.

The long way is the short cut.

Maybe Seth reads my blogs. Maybe he doesn’t.

i certainly read his every day, and have for years.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

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Are you aware quotes are dangerous?

Quote about regret
Photo: captured from a friend’s Facebook feed.

 

Anyone ever said to you, “Watch out, quotes are dangerous”?

No, right?

Same here.

And then yesterday, an epiphany.

The reason quotes are dangerous is that they postpone action.

Quotes makes us feel good. Inspired even.

And this inspirational feel-good feeling masks the pain of not moving forward with our dream.

Quotes are intended to be a call to action, but we spend a lifetime squandering our efforts in exchange for short term pleasure – a pressure release so to speak from all our fear and self-doubt.

Magic happened when i began thinking for myself, and stopped using quotes as a shot of whiskey to dull the anxiety of my unlived dreams.

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We become codependent on quotes don’t we?

Adult and child rocking chairs on front porch
On yesterday’s run through Windermere, Florida.

 

We become codependent on quotes don’t we?

What this means is that if we asked ourselves do we feel confident enough to have and share original thoughts – clear, concise and compelling thought – would we default to that?

You’re yelling so loudly, i can’t hear what you say.

Or would we doubt ourselves and never make it to first base?

The glorious part of igniting a midlife celebration is nurturing our self-confidence. And when we rely on our own voice, not someone else’s, to inspire us, we have tasted an uncommon freedom.

PS. Often, yelling isn’t words, it’s our actions (or inaction) that clearly speak.

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Should we launch our lives in the direction of our wildest dreams?

jeff noel quote
Two out of three (quotes) ain’t bad (one is not original). Who cares, right?

 

There are amazingly inspiring people throughout history, but something is missing, even in a wonderfully captivating quote like this:

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. –Amelia Earhart

What’s missing?

Action.

Quotes from famous people are like a shot of whiskey.

Something gutsy and raw in the consuming.

The wonderful afterglow is pretty amazing.

The letdown from not being able to maintain and sustain that wonderful feeling is why we keep consuming quotes, yet few of us ever launch our lives in the direction of our wildest dreams.

Things begin to change when we begin to change.

Common sense, but not common. (quotable?)

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Three quotes worth internalizing

Inside a large Catholic Church
So many troubled minds in the world

 

So many troubled minds in the world, including ourselves.

Here is how I heal: I see what’s less than optimal in other people, and I find that behavior in myself and work to correct it. Then other people are healed by being around my healing energy. The circle of life. – Heather Hans

A harsh reality?

We must live as we think, otherwise we shall end up by thinking as we have lived. – Paul Bourget

We are in charge of our life.

Live like you mean it. Life is not a dress rehearsal. – jn

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