“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” ~Karen Lamb

I just love this quote and wanted to share it with you all.  So often we get caught up in worrying about how long something will take us before we finish it – that we don’t even start. 

I was speaking to a woman once who was almost 40 and worked in an industry she didn’t love anymore.  She had always wanted to go into nursing, but every time she had wanted to sign up for nursing courses she would follow that exact train of thought: “It will be 4 years before I’m done nursing school, by then I will be 30 years old and….(insert reason for not doing it here)”

She told me she had talked herself out of nursing school 3 times now and in hindsight, regretted it.  Because when she would soon reach the age of 40 and she realized that those 4 years of school would have been nothing compared to still working in an industry she didn’t love.  And now at 40 it would be so much harder to go back to school…wouldn’t it?  And the inner critic drones on and on.

It’s funny how we don’t question that our children have to go to school for so many years.  We encourage them and we cheer them on to try different things and learn new things but as soon as we’re a certain age we decide that we’re too old to learn.  There is no rule anywhere that says “By age ___ you’re too OLD to try new things.”

This quote by Karen Lamb reminds me that I’m never too old to start anything and that regret is a high price to pay for procrastination and reasons for not starting something. 

So what if we change careers fifteen times in our life? 

So what if we change cars every year or rearrange the furniture every month? 

So what if we move around the world every few years to start over?

As long as our soul is living it’s purpose and we’re adding value to our own life and the life of others – especially our children – then we will never regret what we do.

Successful people in life are always positive people. They are the people who – know what they want – are optimistic – expect the best and expect to win. Are you one of them?

~Dr Martin Crouse

Today every word I utter will be chosen consciously. I will refrain from complaints, condemnation, and criticism. I will walk in love.

~Deepak Chopra

These are wise words for living every day.

Our perceived external world is a projection of our internal way of thinking.  Our thinking is influenced by such filters as our language, our upbringing, our culture, and our environment. To change your world outside you must change your world inside.

~Carl Jung

Before positive changes can take place, you must take responsibility for your position in life. You are in control of your future and you are the only one who can guarantee a better life. If you play the role of a victim, giving up control and ownership of your life, you will never enjoy the amazing opportunities that life offers to us all.

~Martin Crous, Ph.D.

Poor People spend time saving money. Rich people spend money saving time.

~ Bryan Sugars

Put yourself in the hands of the universe–then you will have no need for control.

~Deepak Chopra

If you believe it will work out , you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t you will see obstacles.

~Dr Wayne Dyer

Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.

~Leo Tolstoy

I can’t give you a surefire formula for success, but i can give you a formula for faliure: Try to please everybody all the time.

~Herbert Bayard Swope