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Gaining Perspective

04/09/14 | home decor, Pinterest

In the midst of a crazy week sometimes you just need to stop and smell the roses.  When there are no roses to smell sometimes you need to take a little BuzzFeed break.  Yesterday the list of 27 Indisputable Facts That Everyone Knows Are True provided a great minute of much needed of laughter and head nodding.  After that though, I turned to quotes that I find inspiring, that motivate me, and that make me want to be a better person.  One of my all time favorites:

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up”  — Babe Ruth

In Malcolm Gladwell’s book The Outliers he repeatedly mentions the 10,000-Hour Rule claiming that the key to success is that it takes roughly ten thousand hours of practice to achieve mastery in a field, using The Beatles and Bill Gates as examples.  I often find myself turn to sports analogies because hey, the best athletes are the best because they practice, and many for more than 10,000 hours.  Therefore, when I need inspiration, I turn to famous athletes, scholars, and professionals who have risen to the top of their game because of hard work.  And sometimes, I turn to cute sayings because they make me smile and remembered to breathe.  Here are some of my favorites:

It is our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light - Aristotle
Michael Joran Missed More Than 9,000 Shots
Forget the risk and take the fall if it's what you want then it's worth it all

Before You Act, List - Motivational Quote
Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm - Winston Churchill
Dream a Little Bigger
Muhammad Ali - Hate Training Life as a Champion

Failure is the Only Opportunity - Henry Ford
I May Not Be There Yet
First they ignore you then they laugh at you then they fight then you win - Mahatma Gandhi
Lip Gloss and Be Psyched - Mindy Kaling

With quotes like this, the original source is always tricky but here is my best attempt:

Darkest Moments /   Michael Jordan Success / Forget the Risk /  
Before You Act  /  Churchill Success  /  Dream Bigger  /   Muhammad Ali Champion 
   More Wisely   /  I May Not Be There Yet /  First They Ignore You  /  Be Psyched – Mindy Kaling
  
I think many of these would like beautiful on the gallery wall
 I am planning on for my new apartment!

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Comments

  1. Erica Thompson says

    April 11, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    I particularly enjoy the juxtaposition of the ghandi and mindy quotes

  2. Alyssa Ponticello says

    April 11, 2014 at 10:40 am

    Loved & pinned almost all of these!

    Runway Chef

  3. Pam says

    April 10, 2014 at 7:37 am

    Perfection looks easy, no one sees all the failures before perfection arrives…we all need to remember that and stop being so hard on ourselves!

  4. Tracy O'Neill says

    April 9, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    I’ve been so into inspirational quotes lately. It really helps to stay motivated when you’re going through a tough time. My favorites here are by Michael Jordan and Gandhi. They remind me to keep trying. All of the greats have failed many times over, they succeed by continuing the fight.

  5. PinkPanthress says

    April 9, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    I like the starting with “Before you Act”… people follow this advice more often! 🙂

  6. Chelsea says

    April 9, 2014 at 3:53 pm

    So inspiring!

  7. Kari @ The Kari Diaries says

    April 9, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    I have a print of that Inception quote that will be going on my gallery wall asap (and by asap I really mean “hopefully soon” because I’ve been working on said gallery wall for 2 months now).
    This may have been just what I needed to get me moving. I’ve been saying I need to go to the gym for the past 2.5 hours…

  8. Kristy Wiser says

    April 9, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    This is so lovely. I love reading inspirational quotes so thanks for offering a ton 🙂 Visit my style blog 🙂

    The Salty Mess

  9. Niki Caron says

    April 9, 2014 at 1:33 pm

    These are such great quotes and great inspiration!

  10. Krysten @ Why Girls Are Weird says

    April 9, 2014 at 12:55 pm

    I love that Michael Jordan quote, kind of puts things in perspective.

  11. Cece says

    April 9, 2014 at 11:37 am

    Love these!!! I needed that.

  12. Maggie says

    April 9, 2014 at 11:23 am

    I love all of these quotes 🙂 It is great to have some inspiration for today!

    Maggie
    http://www.PolishedClosets.com

  13. Agnieszka Guerrero Olesinska says

    April 9, 2014 at 9:49 am

    Great inspirations, like it!

    Kisses

    Aga

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Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog.  I am a New York City girl at heart but I moved to London in the Spring of 2018!

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