Barbara Sher Quotes

• You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.

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• You don’t have to get it right the first time.

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• You can learn new things at any time in your life if you’re willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.

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• When you start using senses you’ve neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.

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• When you play it too safe, you’re taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we’re given.

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• We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.

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• The cure for sorrow is to learn something.

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• Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.

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• Real obstacles don’t take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.

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• It’s essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

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• Isolation is a dream killer.

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• Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren’t.

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• Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do – can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music. You know what to do.

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• Change is not only likely, it’s inevitable.

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• The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.

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• Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.

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Barbara Sher (16)

Birth:	14th August, 1940
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Author, Businesswoman

About

Barbara Sher is a speaker, career-lifestyle coach, and best selling author of seven books on goal achievement. Her books have sold millions of copies and been translated into many languages. She has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, CNN, and Good Morning America and her public television specials air regularly in the United States. Sher lectures at universities, Fortune 100 companies and professional conferences all over the world. Sher's latest book, Refuse to Choose Rodale 2006 is a step by step program designed for scanners, people with many interests who are unable to decide on a single direction for their lives.

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