I used to write out my favorite quotes on 3×5 index cards and tape them up everywhere. Eventually, it became too much so I’ve tried to collect my favorites below.

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“Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.”  Coco Chanel

“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” Denis Waitley

“It’s failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.”  Ellen DeGeneres

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill

“You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.” Johnny Cash

“No human ever became interesting by not failing. The more you fail and recover and improve, the better you are as a person. Ever meet someone who’s always had everything work out for them with zero struggle? They usually have the depth of a puddle. Or they don’t exist.” Chris Hardwick

Play the game not the occasion….Stay warm, give compliments, get comfortable engaging. – Matthew Hussey

I want everyone to hear what I’m about to say: I talk about everything I know for one reason, 99% of you are going to do nothing about it. And that’s the most interesting thing, to me, ever. The fact that the information is commoditized. The info is there, but nobody is executing.” Gary Vaynerchuck

“You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” John Bunyan

Use your privilege well. Geraldine DeRuiter

Mel Robbins

Condition yourself to action.

“You’re never going to feel like doing it…use the 5 second window to go from idea to action before your brain sabotages your action.”

“It’s your job to push yourself.”

“Setbacks are set ups for what you’re called to do.” – Mel Robbins podcast

Movie Quotes

“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.” A League of Their Own

Unknown Authors

Rejection is God’s protection.

Know your worth. Now add tax.

People who are successful use failure as a way to learn quickly and adapt.

Pressure makes diamonds. (reframe; give nervousness a different meaning).

It doesn’t get easier. You just get stronger.

The secret to “having it all” is knowing you already do.

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