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*** Positive Sayings for this Positive Image ***
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THREE THOUGHTS ON FEAR

“THE GREATEST MISTAKE A PERSON CAN MAKE
IS TO BE AFRAID OF MAKING ONE.”

- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), Philosopher and Writer

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“IT'S OK TO BE SCARED,
JUST DON'T LET IT DICTATE YOUR ACTIONS.”

-Michele Akers, Soccer player

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“DON'T PERMIT FEAR OF FAILURE
TO PREVENT EFFORT.”

- John Wooden, College basketball coach

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YOUR ATTITUDE: YOUR CHOICE

“We who lived in the concentration camps
can remember the men who walked through the huts
comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.

They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof
that everything can be taken from a man but one thing:
the last of the human freedoms –

to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances,
to choose one's own way.”

- Victor Frankl (1905-1997)
Psychiatrist and Writer

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THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL PREPOSITION

You've heard the old saying, “You only get out of something what you put into it.”

As a professor, I see the truth of this statement every day.

Every person on my class roster is “in” school. This means they've registered for courses and they've paid their tuition. But the sad fact is that even though all of them are “in” school, very few of them are “into” school. Most of them are “in” a major, but very few of them are “into” their major. Many of them are “in” clubs, student government, and sports, but very few of them are “into” these activities.

The difference between success and failure in school or in anything else is the difference between these two words:

IN VS. INTO

“In” means you show up physically.

“Into” means that you're totally absorbed -- physically, mentally, and emotionally.

The following quote describes the “into” quality best . . .

“Painters paint with their hands.

Artists paint with their hands and minds.

But masters paint with their hands and minds

through their hearts.”

Just because you go to class does not necessarily mean that you're a student.
Just because you can sing a song does not necessarily mean that you're a singer.
Just because you sell something does not necessarily mean that you're a salesperson.
Just because you're IN a profession does not necessarily mean that you're a professional.

Successful students, singers, salespeople and other professionals have developed the skill of being absorbed physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Being IN something doesn't mean you'll get anything OUT OF it.
The only way you'll ever get anything OUT OF it is if you are totally INTO it.

- Rob Gilbert, Ph.D.
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