Ep 70. Back In The Saddle

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We’ll fall many times but in the end, we’ll surprise ourselves with what we’ve accomplished. The way is open & endless with possibilities. It’s up to us to get back in the saddle & seize them.

There Are No Limits

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If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. ~ Bruce Lee

Consider The Postage Stamp

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Consider the postage stamp; its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing until it gets there. ~ Josh Billings

I Pressed On

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Rearrange the letters in DEPRESSION and you get I PRESSED ON. Your current situation is NOT your final destination.

Forget Inspiration

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First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t.

Courage Doesn’t Always Roar

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Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow. ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Writers Need Persistence

If there’s any single talent a writer needs, it’s persistence. If you can keep at your writing and you can learn as you write, you can tell any story you want to tell. ~ Octavia Butler