Disclaimer Š Copyright, 2014 Success Quotes: 101 Epiphanies; 101 Philosophies; 250 Inspirations Compiled By Epi Mabika. All rights reserved. DISCLAIMER AND/OR LEGAL NOTICES: This book of quotes is intended purely for information and motivational purposes. It is my hope that reading these 'success quotes' will help motivate and inspire you to achieve your own personal successes. Unless otherwise stated, all credits are given to the rightful author of the quote. The information contained in this book is accurate to the best of my knowledge at the time of printing. However, while every attempt has been made to verify the information provided herein, neither I, my publisher, nor our collective affiliates or partners, assume any responsibility for errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and specifically disclaim any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages.
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Content 101 Epiphanies
Pages 01-17
101 Philosophies
Pages 18-34
250 Inspirations
Pages 35-77
About Epi Mabika Pages 78-80
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101 Epiphanies 1. To avoid stress and overwhelm, don’t just say yes to everythingpause and sleep on it sometimes
2. Take time out to catch up with yourselfits like catching up with an old friend
3. In RelationshipsPeople either (+) add, (-) subtract, (x) multiply or (/) divide in your life. You do the maths
4. A year from now, you will wish you had started today
5. When interested in doing something, you do it only when convenient. When committed, you accept no excuses- only results
6. Live life on your own terms: Life-ByDesign
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101 Epiphanies 7. In the age of information, ignorance is a choice
8. Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dancefloor
9. Its not what you do, its how you do it. Its not what you see, its how you look at it. Its not how your life is, its how you live it.
10. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra
11. When your past calls, don’t answer. It has nothing new to say
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12. Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world. Even your shadow leaves you when you are in darkness
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101 Epiphanies 13. Define yourself. No person, situation or circumstance should define you
14. When you learn how much you are worth, you will stop giving people discounts
15. Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens
16. Not everyone will make it to your future, some people are just passing through to teach you lessons in life
17. Never assign a seasonal person to a lifetime position
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18. Let tough times polish you and not demolish you- let them refine you, not define you
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101 Epiphanies 19. Those that show up, go up! Be present in your own life
20. Our world today is swimming in data, yet drowning for wisdom
21. Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth
22. Choices are at the root of every one of your results-you make your choices, and then your choices make you
23. The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do
24. Don't join an easy crowd; you won't grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high
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101 Epiphanies 25. Elegance is not about being noticed, its about being remembered
26. Creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status
27. Follow your heart but take your brain with you
28. Don’t chase the dream- become the dream
29. Don’t become a travel agent for guilt trips –Form Healthy Relationships
30. When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you
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101 Epiphanies 31. Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be
32. What comes easy won't last and what last won't come easy
33. Don't let the stuff you can't control, control you
34. You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future
35. If you make friends with yourself, you will never be alone
36. The biggest obstacle to our happiness is under valuing what we have, and over valuing what others have
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101 Epiphanies 37. Make your smile change the world but don’t let the world change your smile
39. No amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of worrying can change the future
41. Family Is Like Music, Some High Notes, Some Low Notes, but always a Beautiful Song when it comes together
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38. Don't let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice
40. Spending today complaining about yesterday won't make tomorrow any better
42. What you hunger for now will determine what you're ready for next
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101 Epiphanies 43. If you really want something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you will find an excuse
44. If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living
45. When you actively seek change in order to grow, change supports you
46. Wisdom is knowing what to overlook
47. ► Play the Moments ▌▌Pause the Memories ■ Stop the Pain ◄◄ Rewind the Happiness
48. Wear a smile - one size fits all
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101 Epiphanies 49. Let go of toxic relationships. Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge
50. Purpose is not something that you find, it is something that you awaken
51. Definition of poor: Passing Over Opportunities Repeatedly
52. Comfort is the enemy of achievement
53. Small opportunities are often the beginning of great achievements
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54. The more you love your decisions, the less you need others to love them
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101 Epiphanies 55. Flowers don't struggle to bloom; the sun doesn't struggle to shine; grass doesn't struggle to grow. Struggle is un-natural
56. Let go of anything that is no longer in alignment with your highest and greatest good
57. Be a voice, not an echo
58. Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be
59. When someone says you’ve changed, it simply means you have stopped living your life their way
60. Sometimes you have to take a step back in order to take a LEAP forward
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101 Epiphanies 61. Your choices are: to grow with me or watch me flourishunapologetic
62. Sometimes you don’t feel the weight of something you’ve been carrying until you feel the weight of its release
63. There comes a time in life where you have to choose between turning the page and closing the book
64. Everyone smiles in the same language
65. Go big or don’t bother! It’s too crowded in the pond-Time to jump in the ocean and swim!
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66. Don’t downgrade your dreams to match your reality, upgrade your faith to match your destiny
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101 Epiphanies 67. Problems are opportunities waiting to be discovered
68. Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first, then the lesson afterwards
69. I can choose to let it define me, refine me, confine me, outshine me, or I can choose to move on and leave it behind me
70. Faith is like wifi. It is invisible but it has the power to connect you to what you desire
71. Some people are going to leave, but that’s not the end of your story- that’s the end of their part of your story
72. Be a fountain, not a drain
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101 Epiphanies 73. Be an asset, not a liability
74. You can count how many seeds in a tree, but not the number of trees in a seed. You are a seed! Don’t underestimate your potential
75. One tree can make a thousand matchsticks, yet one matchstick can destroy a thousand trees. That's the power of potential
76. Let others be inspired by how you deal with your imperfections
77. Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy
78. When people are trying to bring you down, it only means you are above them
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101 Epiphanies 79. Don't worry about those who dropped off in your life. Remember, some people are scared of heights.- so elevate!
80. Challenge the challenge. Winners never quit. Quitters never win!
81. No one starts at the top- unless you are digging a grave. Be patient to go through the process. You will get there- persistence pays
82. Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself
83. Coins make a sound when dropped, but paper bills don’t. Lesson: When your value increases, keep yourself silent and be humble
84. If you think learning is expensive, try ignorance
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101 Epiphanies 85. In your pursuit of happiness, don’t forget to pause and just be happy!
86. Don’t get discouraged when you hear many “no’s” on your way to successNO simply means next Opportunity!
87. Sometimes the things we can’t change, end up changing us
88. Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket
89. Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit
90. Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their OPTION
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101 Epiphanies 91. Speak only when your words are more beautiful than the silence
92. Everything is ok in the end. If it’s not ok, then it’s not the end
93. If you are searching for that one person that will change your life, take a look in the mirror
94. The worst distance between two people is misunderstanding
95. There are people in life that you unknowingly inspire, by simply being YOU
96. Take charge of your life! If you give people the power to feed you, you also give them the power to starve you
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101 Epiphanies 97. Happiness never decreases by being shared. A Thousand candles can be lit from a single candle, without shortening its life. 99. Sometimes our ‘stop-doing’ list, needs to be bigger than our ‘to-do’ list
98. When I was young, I used to wish that I would fit in- I’m glad I didn’t get my wish
100. Don’t let anyone walk through your mind with their dirty feet
101. Your destiny carries far more weight than the need for companionship at certain junctures in your life
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101 Philosophies 1. As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way- Mary Anne Radmacher
2. If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great wayNapoleon Hill
3. A second chance doesn’t mean anything if you haven’t learnt from your first mistake
4. Things don’t get easier- you get stronger. Sharpen your skills and become more resourceful
5. There is no passion to be found in playing small, in settling for a life less than you are capable of livingNelson Madela
6. For Achievement: Plan Purposefully. Prepare Prayerfully. Proceed positively: Pursue persistentlyWilliam Arthur Ward
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101 Philosophies 7. Silence is one of the great arts of conversation- Cicero. Know when to be silent
8. Let Go of the past The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new- Socrates
9. Don’t major the minor and don’t minor the major
10. Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself
11. Don’t be afraid that your life will end- be afraid that it will never begin
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12. Change is inevitable, growth and maturity is a choice
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101 Philosophies 13. There are no traffic jams beyond the extra mile
14. It always seems impossible until its doneNelson Mandela
15. Turn your ides into income
16. At the end of each day, play back the tapes of your performance. The results should either applaud you or prod you- Jim Rohn
17. At harvest time, reap without complaint if the amounts are small and reap without apology if the amounts are big- Jim Rohn
18. Some things you don't have to know how it works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the fruit- Jim Rohn
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101 Philosophies 19. Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach- Tony Robbins 21. What you seek is seeking youPaolo Coelho
23. Be a student, not a follower. Don’t just do what someone says. Take interest and consider it from all angles- Jim Rohn
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20. A ship is safe in the harbour, but that is not the purpose of a ship- Paolo Coelho
22. Be like a sponge for knowledge. If you want to be able to express it well, you must first be able to absorb it well. – Jim Rohn 24. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest achievementRalph Waldo Emerson
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101 Philosophies 25. Books are no more threatened by kindle than stairs by elevators
26. If you have the choice between being kind and being right, choose being kind and you will always be right!
27. The grass isn’t greener on the other side, its greener where you water it
28. If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination. Paulo Coelho
29. We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will- Legacy
30. Don’t be afraid to trail the blaze-The road less travelled can be scary, but sometimes it has more opportunity
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101 Philosophies 31. Do something today that your future self will be thankful for
32. Love like you got it wholesale, even when others give it to you retail
33. There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, be nothingAristotle
34. If a Person Empties Their Purse Into Their Head – No One Can Take It away From Them. Benjamin Franklin
35. Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. Dallin H. Oaks
36. When things aren’t adding up (+) in your life, start subtracting (-)
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101 Philosophies 37. I choose to live by choice, not chance; to make changes, not excuses; motivated, not manipulated; useful, not used; excel, not compete
38. Before you prayBelieve; before you speak, listen; before you spend, earn; before you quit, try; before you die, live!
39. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the worldNelson Mandela
40. An investment in knowledge pays the best interest Benjamin Franklin
41.The present moment contains past and future. Transformation is in the way we handle this very moment.-Thich Nhat Hanh
42. Learn from yesterday, live for today and Hope for tomorrow
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101 Philosophies 43. Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless
44. Education is a better safeguard to liberty, than a standing army
45. Smart is when you belief half of what you hear. Brilliant is when you know which halfRobert Orben
46. The cost of ignorance is greater than the investment of knowledge
47. We are like chameleons- we take our hue and colour of moral character from those who surround usJohn Locke
48. The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments
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101 Philosophies 49. Some things you must do every day. Eating seven apples one night instead of one a day isn't going to get the job done. Jim Rohn
50. Refuse to lower my standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs
51. Talent is God-given (Be humble); Fame is man-given (Be grateful); Pride is selfgiven (Be careful)Jarrid Wilson
52. Formal education will make you a living. Selfeducation will make you a fortune- Jim Rohn
53. A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform
54. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart- Helen Keller
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101 Philosophies 55. When the power of love overcomes the love of power, that is when the world will know peace
57. Nothing can drag you down if you are not holding on to it
59. You can finish school but you can never finish your education. Be committed to life long learning
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56. The best way to predict the future is to create it
58. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life 60. When you put on a show, you draw an audience who leave at the end. When you choose service, you build a community that stays
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101 Philosophies 61. In a state of depletion, you cannot connect with your passion. Take time out to rejuvenate
62. Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can do what others can’t
63. A lot of problems in the world would disappear if we would talk to each other instead of about each other
64. Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from experience
65. Don’t look where you fell, but where you slipped
66. The past is where you learned the lesson. The future is where you apply the lesson. Don’t give up in the middle
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101 Philosophies 67. You don’t have to have it all figured out. Start before you are ready
69. Cherish your yesterdays; dream your tomorrows; but live your todays!
71. Regret makes you a prisoner of the past and steals your future
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68. You are awesome. Remember, someone you haven’t met yet is wondering what it would be like to meet someone like you 70. You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choice
72. You can't become who you want to be if you keep blaming everyone else for who you are!
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101 Philosophies 73. No relationship is ever a waste of time. If it didn’t bring you what you want, it taught you what you don’t want
74. If you don’t make time creating the life you want, you're going to be forced to spend time dealing with a life you don’t want
75. If you don’t know where you want to be in 5 years, you are already there
76. Don’t waste your pain- translate it to gain
77. If you don’t go for it, you’ll never have it; If you don’t ask, the answer is “no”; if you don’t step forward, you will be in the same place
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78. The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as a legacy
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101 Philosophies 79. Before you assume, learn; before you hurt feel; before you judge, understand; before you say, think
80. Work for a cause, not applause; Live to express, not impress; Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, but your absence felt
81. For any past issue, here’s what to do: Forget it enough to get over it and remember it enough so it doesn’t happen again
82. Don’t base your decisions on the advice of those who don’t have to deal with the results
83. No one can beat you in your own lane. Stay in your lane- you will walk right out of your blessing trying to be like somebody else
84. Don’t save your chinaware for ‘special occasions’. Each day is a special occasionLive each day as if it was your last!
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101 Philosophies 85. Redefine failure as an opportunity for growth
86. When you do more than you are paid for, eventually you will be paid for more than you do- Zig Ziglar
87. Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured– Mark Twain
88. There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility is being superior to your former self
89. Im not gonna give up, shut up or let up, until I’m taken up! As a matter of fact, I’m just getting warmed up! Zig Ziglar
90. You will only recreate the past by holding on to it. Let Go !
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101 Philosophies 91. How you make others feel about themselves, says a lot about you
92. When I accept myself, I am freed of the burden of needing you to accept meSteve Maraboli
93. What you feed your mind determines your appetite- Zig ziglar
94. Don't spend time on the voices that don't count. Tune out the shallow voices so that you have time to tune in the valuable ones
95. You alone are enough, you have nothing to prove to anybody- Maya Angelou
96. As I get older, I’m becoming more selective about my friends. I find that I would rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Steve Maraboli
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101 Philosophies 97. To worry about tomorrow is to forfeit your peace today
98. Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul
99. To worry about tomorrow is to forfeit your peace today
100. The best way to predict the future is to create it
101. If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
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GRATITUDE
250 Inspirations 1. Cultivate abundance in your life by being grateful for what you already have
2. The greatest source of happiness is the ability to be grateful at all times- Zig Ziglar
3. Be grateful for what life has given you. What you appreciate, appreciates!
4. I am thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength
5. Be GratefulWhat if you woke up tomorrow, with only what you were grateful for today?
6. The more thankful you are, the more you will attract things to be thankful for
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SUCCESS
250 Inspirations 7. Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in life but also about what you inspire others to do
8. If people like you they will listen to you, but if they trust you they will do business with you- Zig Ziglar
9. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results
10. Endurance is the price tag of achievement
11. You can't argue with success
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12. You will find the key to success underneath the alarm clock- Benjamin Franklin
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250 Inspirations 13. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts– Winston Churchill
14. If you try too hard to avoid failing, you will also avoid success
15. In order to win, you must expect to win
16. People who shine from within don’t need the spotlight
17. Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful
18. In order to succeed, your desire for success has to be greater than your fear of failure
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250 Inspirations 19. Success occurs when your dreams become better than your excuses
20. Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced every day. Failure is a few errors of judgement, repeated every day- Jim Rohn
21. The only place that success comes before work, is in the dictionary
22. Being successful as an entrepreneur is like a disco. No matter how the music changes, just keep dancing
23. Work so hard that one day your signature will be called an autograph
24. Don’t define success by the weight of your wallet
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250 Inspirations 25. The height of your success is determined by the depth of your desire
26. Success is getting what you want- happiness is wanting what you get- Ingrid Bergman
27. Success isn’t for the weak, therefore ignore ignorance, neglect negativity and disregard disrespect
28. Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure, it just means you haven’t succeeded yet
29. Success comes when you stop making excuses and start making changes
30. Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result
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250 Inspirations 31. Success is not about beating others, but about creatively achieving greatness within yourself- Enjoy your uniqueness 33. Our goals can only be reached through a plan in which we believe and act upon. There is no other route to success- Pablo Picasso 35. Some succeed because they are destined, others succeed because they are determined
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32. Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reapedJohn. C. Maxwell 34. For success to take place, your thoughts and actions must function like two wings on the same bird. or you will never get off the ground 36. Count your blessings and not your problems, your successes, not your failures
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MINDSET
250 Inspirations 37. Get comfortable at being uncomfortable in order to win
39. The first step to getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are 41. Forget all the reasons why it wont work and believe all the reasons why it will
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38. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any 40. Stop being afraid of what could go wrong. Start being positive about what could go right 42. There is nothing as powerful as a made-up mindmake Decisions
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250 Inspirations 43. Guard your mind: Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your unguarded thoughts
44. The sole purpose of reading is to force the mind to do its own thinking
45. You’ve got to win in your mind before you win in your life
46. You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes everyday
47. Don’t let small minds convince you that your dreams are too big
48. A negative mind will never give you a positive life
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250 Inspirations 49. The only wall you need to conquer is the one you build in your mind
50. The true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers
51. When you don't have a vision or a plan for the future, your mind has no choice but to dwell in the past Steve Maraboli
52. You can’t think about a better tomorrow if you don’t stop thinking about yesterday
53. Make sure your worst enemy is not living between your own two ears
54. Imagine with all your heart, believe with all your heart, and achieve with all your might
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250 Inspirations 55. If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission
57. The eyes are useless when the mind is blind
59. You are confined only by the walls you build yourself
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56. Control your mind, control your destiny
58. We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us
60. Remember your mind is your greatest asset, so be careful what you put in it
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ATTITUDE
250 Inspirations 61. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference
63. How you see your future is much more important than what happened in your past 65. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker
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62. The battlefield is in the mind: The biggest obstacles in our lives are the barriers our minds create 64. Your attitude is like a box of crayons that colour your world
66. What you focus on becomes the strongest. Focus on problems, you have more problems. Focus on possibilities and you have solutions
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250 Inspirations 67. When obstacles arise you change your direction to reach your goal, you do not change your decision to get there
68. The more you complain about your problems, the more problems you will have to complain about
69. It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it
70. People seldom do things to the best of their ability. They do things to the best of their willingness
71. Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything
72. When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves- Viktor Frankl
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250 Inspirations 73. Don’t let the sadness of your past and the fear of the future ruin the happiness of your present
74. I am thankful to those who said no to me- because of them, I did it myself- Einstein
75. Being defeated is often a temporary condition- giving up is what makes it permanent- Marilyn vos Savant
76. I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become- Carl Jung
77. If you stumble, make it part of the dance. Keep dancing
78. Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure
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250 Inspirations 79. Laughter is an instant vacation. Laugh out loud!
81. Be a warrior, not a worrier
83. We cant help everyone, but everyone can help someone- Ronald Ragan
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80. Letting go is not the same as giving up
82. If you looked inside the mirror and saw your character instead of your face, would you smile?
84. Mistakes are proof that you are trying
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250 Inspirations 85. Everybody’s a genius but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid- Anonymous
86. Ego is the only requirement to destroy any relationship. So be the bigger person-Skip the “e” and let it “go”!
87. Be a product of your decisions, not your circumstances
88. If you had a friend who spoke to you the way you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would they be your friend?
89. Opportunity is in the problemEvery problem carries with it a seed of equal or greater solution
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90. Sometimes you have to forget what’s gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what’s coming next
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250 Inspirations 91. Let go. Your destiny is not tied to anyone who leaves you. It doesn’t mean they are bad- it just means their part in your story is over
92. When you blame others, you give up your power to change’- Dr. Robert Anthony
93. Don’t let what you can’t do, stop you from doing what you can do
94. Believe you can, and you are half way there
95. Don’t cry because it’s oversmile because it happened’- Dr. Seuss
96. You don’t drown by falling in water, you only drown by staying thereZig Ziglar
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250 Inspirations 97. Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out 99. Winners find a way, losers find an excuse
101. Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself, on the inside out
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98. Make the rest of your life, the best of your life
100. No one has ever made himself great, by showing how small everyone else isBe humble 102. Fear is the memory of pain; Addiction is the memory of pleasure; Freedom is beyond both- Break Free!
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250 Inspirations 103. We have nothing to fear but fear itselfdanger is very real, but fear is a choice
104. True humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less- C.S Lewis
105. Pick your battles! When you hold your peace, you keep your peace‌
106. Attitudes are contagiousmake yours worth catching!
107. If you focus on results you will never change, if you focus on change, you will get results
108. Don’t compare yourself with anyone else in the world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself- Bill gates
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250 Inspirations 109. Stay cool- If plan ‘A’ doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters
111. Wake up with determination, go to bed with satisfaction
110. Embrace your mistakes, they are more valuable than you know
ATTITUDE
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ACTION
250 Inspirations 112. Take action! Time spent thinking about doing something takes away the time you have to actually do it
113. Take Action! Move from just positive thinking, to positive doing
114. The most effective way to do it is to do it
115. On the highway, speed kills, but in lifespeed wins every time. Have the ability to make firm, unwavering decisions-fast
116. Discipline is the bridge between thought and accomplishment, inspiration and achievement, necessity and productivity
117. Only dead fish go with the flow
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250 Inspirations 118. Most problems in life are because we act without thinking, and we keep thinking without acting
119. Make a difference tomorrow by being better today
120. You build a reputation on what you have done, not what you intend to do
121. You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. Richard Branson
122. Action makes more fortune than caution. You will regret more of the things you didn’t do, than those you did
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123. Action always beats intention
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250 Inspirations 124. If you change nothing, nothing will change
125. What is not started today is never finished tomorrow. Take action!
126. Action is the universal language of success
127. You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind. Take Action!
128. Don’t focus on results. Focus on the actions that produce results
129. Take action! An inch of movement will bring you closer to your goals than a mile of intentionSteve Maraboli
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250 Inspirations 130. Forget all the worries and “what-ifs” and just go for it!
131. It’s not the idea that will make you a success, it’s the implementation. Take courage and do it anyway!
132. Fear has two meanings: Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise. The choice is yours
133. If you are making mistakes, it means you are out there doing something. Fail Forward
134. You will never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have
135. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals
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250 Inspirations 136. You only have 3 choices in life: give up, give in, or give it all you’ve got!
137. You cannot fix what you will not face, you cannot change what you will not confront
138. Be like a postage stampstick to it until you get there- Bob Proctor
139. A bird has to jump to discover he can fly. You can’t stay in the nest forever and be happy watching others soar
140. Sometimes our only available transportation is a LEAP of faith
141. Wisdom is learning to let go when you want to hang on. Courage is learning to hang on when you want to let go
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250 Inspirations 142. Courage doesn’t always roar- Sometimes its that quiet voice at the day end saying ‘I will try again tomorrow’ Mary Anne Radmacher 144. Don't let the fear of what could happen make nothing happen
146. Fortune favours the bold
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143. The only mistake that can truly hurt you is choosing to do nothing simply because you’re too scared to make a mistake 145. You can never cross the ocean until you have courage to lose sight of the shoreChristopher Columbus 147. A big risk is that of spending your life not doing what you want, betting you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later
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250 Inspirations 148. Sometimes walking away has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with strength
149. We walk away not because we want others to realise our worth and value, but because we finally realise our own
150. Don’t resist chances. Take them like vitamins
151. Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming what you thought you couldn’t do
152. Not every closed door is locked. Persistence pays
153. Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed if it is not faced
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250 Inspirations 154. Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours.- Noela Evans
155. Sometimes the only way out is through. Be willing to do what it takes to get to the other side
156. If you can’t figure out where you stand with someone, it might be time to stop standing and start walking away
157. There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: Not going all the way, and not starting
158. Some quit due to slow progress, never grasping the fact that slow progress is progress
159. Growth is painful, change is painful, but nothing is as painful as being stuck somewhere you don’t belong- Mandy Hale
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250 Inspirations 160. If you are tired of starting over, stop giving up
161. If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you- Zig Ziglar
162. The tallest oak tree in the forest was once a little nut that held its ground- Don’t Give Up!
163. A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but its persistence
164. When you feel like quitting, think about why you started
165. A strong believes that he is strong enough to face the journey, but a person of strength has faith that in this journey he will become strong
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250 Inspirations 166. Go the extra mile, it’s never crowded
168. Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. Time will pass anyway- Earl Nightingale 170. Our ability to grow is directly proportional to our ability to entertain discomfort
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167. Courage is like a muscle- we strengthen it by use
169. Only those that risk going too far can find out really how far they can go- T.S Elliot
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250 Inspirations 171. Delete the energy vampires from your lifeRobin Sharma
173. One smile can start a friendship. One word can end a fight. One look - save a relationship. One person can change a life 175. Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s lifeSteve jobs
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172. Life is like a camera. Focus on what is important and you will capture it perfectly 174. The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it- W .M. Lewis 176. Life asks us to make measurable progress in reasonable timeJim Rohn
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250 Inspirations 177. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objectsAlbert Einstein
178. Life is a “onetime” offer- use it well….
179. Life is like riding a bike- to keep your balance, you must keep moving
180. When life knocks you down, try to land on your back because if you can look up, you can get up! Les Brown
181. I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.
182. Challenges are what make life interesting, overcoming them is what makes life meaningful
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250 Inspirations 183. Life's like a camera: Focus on the important. Capture good times, develop from negatives, and if things don’t work out, take another shot
184. Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain
185. Life is a balance of holding on and letting go
186. If you are depressed, you're living in the past; anxious, your'e living in the future; at peace, your'e living in the present- Lao Tzu
187. You must make life decisions before life makes those decisions for you! You either live by design or by default
188. Life is like an elevator. On your way up sometimes you have to stop and let some people off
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250 Inspirations 189. Don’t run away from life so fast that not only will you forget where you came from, but where you are going
190. When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life you have a thousand reasons to smile
191. The best part about memories in life, is making them
192. In the Life, our future is a question paper while Past is a News Paper and Present would be an Answer Sheet! Study to get the best result
193. Some people come into your life as blessings and others come in as lessons
194. Your life is made of two dates and a dash- make the most use of the dash
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250 Inspirations 195. Only as high as I can reach I can grow, only as deep as I can look I can see, only as much as I dream I can be- Karen Ravn
196. Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible– Tony Robbins
197. Most people work just hard enough not to get fired, and get paid just enough not to quitfollow your passions-the money will follow you
198. Dreams don’t work unless you do
199. Never be limited to your current competencies. You can grow your skills to match up to higher ambitions- Dream Big
200. If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you
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250 Inspirations 201. While most people dream of success, winners wake up and work hard to achieve it
203. Don’t tell people your dreams- show them
205. Follow your dreams, they know the way
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202. Your dream doesn’t have an expiration date. Take a deep breadth and try again
204. It costs nothing to dream, and everything not to
206. Desire and dreams need direction to go the distanceMarshawn Evans
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250 Inspirations 207. If you don’t build your dreams, someone will hire you to build theirs- Tony gaskins
208. Dreams are like stars- You may never touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destination
209. Nothing can dim he light that shines from within
210. 97% of people who quit chasing their dream are hired by the 3% that didn’t
211. If you want your dreams to come true you must first wake up!
212. Doubt has killed more dreams than failure ever will
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250 Inspirations 213. Dreams become a size too big, so we can grow into them
214. Success occurs when your dreams become bigger than your excuses
215. All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them- Walt Disney
216. Let your dreams lead the way
DREAMS
DREAMS
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250 Inspirations 217. Where there is no struggle, there is no strength
218. You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success and endowed with the seeds of greatness- Zig Ziglar
219. A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn
220. When everything seem to go against you, remember that an airplane has to go against the wind, not with it
221. Failure is a detour, not a deadend street. Keep going- there is hope!
222. And sometimes against all odds, against all logic, we still hope. Keep hope alive!
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250 Inspirations 223. Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark
225. If you can see the invisible, you can do the impossible
227. Take pride in how far you have come, and have faith in how far you can go
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224. Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and tryZig Ziglar
226. Look forward with hope, not backward with regret
228. Life always offers you a second chance. It is called tomorrow
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250 Inspirations 229. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower
231. Before you're a leader, success is about growing yourself, when you become one,it is about growing others- Jack Welch 233. You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else
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230. If your actions inspire others to dream, learn, do and become more, you are already a leader- John Quincy Adams 232. Authenticity is the most valuable commodity that a leader has- Marcus Buckingham
234. Would you follow YOU? Be the kind of leader that you would follow
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250 Inspirations 235. Leadership means helping people become more than they would have become on their own- Robin Sharma
236. Mountains inspire leaders, valleys mature themWinston Churchill
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HUMOUR LIFE LESSONS
250 Inspirations 237. The first five days after the weekend are always the hardest! Lighten Up â˜ş
238. The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved, but the pig is committed
239. Some people cause happiness wherever they go, others- whenever they go
240. You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks- Winston Churchill
241. Get up and go get it! No one looks back on their life & remembers the nights they got plenty of sleep
242. Tigers don’t loose sleep over the opinions of sheep
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250 Inspirations 243. Some people are like clouds- when they disappear, it’s a brighter day
244. We are very good lawyers for our own mistakes, and very good judges for the mistakes of others
245. Common sense is a flower that doesn’t grow in everyone’s garden
246. Don’t just bop your head to the beat…. Make your own sound
247. Hope is not a strategy- Take action
248. Finally! Here is a way to love your ageCount your age by number friends you have, not the number of years lived!
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250 Inspirations 249. Whatever you do, always give it 100%, unless you are donating blood
250. I used to care what people thought about me, until one day I tried to pay my bills with their opinions
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ABOUT EPI MABIKA Epi is a Motivational Speaker, Soft Skills Trainer, Publishing Consultant and Lifestyle Coach. She provides tools, techniques and strategies that help individuals find their purpose, get direction and get unstuck in their day to day lives. Consequently, this results in an increase in their self esteem, confidence and self worth, which helps them to make effective decisions, increase productivity and yield their desired personal and professional goals. Her passion is to inspire better habits for success in the lives and businesses of individuals. She is a member and Former Vice President of Toastmasters International at Grosvenor Square Speakers in London, where she has won multiple Speaking Awards. Her vision is to spearhead a movement that will create platforms for connecting and networking with powerful, influential people, as well as infuse individuals with the right tools, information and strategies to take charge of every area of their lives and succeed. Epi is also a publishing consultant, with an ever expanding portfolio of helping aspiring authors and entrepreneurs to get published and therefore enhance their credibility and create a lucrative income stream. If you would like to book Epi as a Speaker, Consultant or Coach, send an email to: info@successgravity.com
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