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Arlan Hamilton Quotes On How To Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Motivational Quotes, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘Self-belief alone will not achieve your goals, but achieving your goals without self-belief will be almost impossible.’

‘Writing your own headlines is a great way of getting closer to making your own headlines.’

‘When the majority of the world looks at you as ‘other,’ it becomes imperative to connect with people who have the ability to see you as you.’

‘There are threads that connect us all, and only by being insatiably curious about others can we discover them.’

‘It’s about hope, it’s about humor, it’s about humanity.’

‘You have to look at your experiences and understand them for what they are: an education built just for you.’

‘Being so deeply truly yourself, as a nonnegotiable, is the answer to everything.’

‘Be yourself so that the people looking for you can find you.’

‘Everyone is going through something, no matter how privileged they are.’

‘You can’t control what other people think of you. You can only be authentic each and every time.’

‘Someone right now is looking for you. And if you put on a costume, she’s going to walk right by you.’

‘Difficult situations often look like impossible situations until you see the little chink in the armor, the back route, the work-around.’

‘Pull your own chair up to the table. Scribble your own name on the VIP list, and don’t let anyone tell you that you don’t belong.’

‘Don’t dim your light or change your colors for anyone.’

‘You can’t compare your chapter 2 to someone’s chapter 10.’

‘Everyone is hoping to be accepted and to be appreciated and understood; it doesn’t matter if they’re broke or they’re billionaires.’

‘I will not shrink myself to make someone else more comfortable. I deserve to be in the room.’

‘Everyone you’re jealous of is jealous of someone else, and there are people out there wishing they were you.’

People who have more money than you or more success or more friends … aren’t inherently better than you.’

‘You have to know what value you bring, place a price on your time and talent, and then accept nothing less.’

‘Self-care is about recognizing your value.’

‘Sometimes time and space are your biggest allies.’

‘Chase what inspires, invigorates, and refuels you. If you do that, success will find you. It will chase you in return.’

‘Taking a step away from a project can enable you to see it with fresh eyes.’

‘Give time to something you’re passionate about, something that you do for your enjoyment, interest, and creativity alone.’

‘When your quality of life improves, your work improves.’

‘You are your best bet.’

‘You are your greatest investment.’

‘When you expand people’s perception of what is possible, you enable them to think bolder, dream bigger, and achieve more.’

Source

Arlan Hamilton (2022). It’s About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage

What Persistent People Do Differently

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development
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‘Keep going, no matter what.’ Because life is not fair. Life is hard, not soft. If you really want what you say you want, you have got to keep going. That is why we’ve got to be persistent. If not, we are just dreaming.

When it comes to getting to the other side, persistency is everything. It is the key. Things will happen that we cannot do anything about. Failures will happen. Fear will come. People will disappoint us. Friends will betray us. Plans will change. Doubts will show up. We will sometimes fail to do the work. Things will get really tough. We want to quit. But to make your dreams come true, to stay in the game, you can change your plan, but not where you are going.

You can change how you are going to get there, but not where you want to be. That is okay. It is okay to make an adjustment when things are going the other way. It is okay to do things differently when things are not going according to plan.

Instead of going home, it is better to make a little bit of change to your plan. That is what persistent people do. When things are tough, persistent people don’t quit. Instead, they come up with different plans. Why do they do that? Because they know what is going to happen if they don’t do what they are supposed to do. They know that failure is sure. They know that stagnation is sure. They also know that people who quit when the game is till going on don’t achieve much in life. So they do not want to be one of them. They want to be successful.

You can do the same for you. It doesn’t matter what you do in your life, or what you want to add to your dreams, if you want to be successful, to make a difference, you must keep going. You do not have to stop yourself when the game is still going on. You do not have to stop yourself from enjoying the music when the music is till playing. Because to get to where you want to be, you must keep playing the game. You must stay in the game.

You must do the work. And to do the work, you must stay in the game. That is what persistent people. They don’t leave until it is over. They don’t leave the field until the lights are out. They do not give up. They believe in who they are. Persistent people know who they are, what they are after in life, challenge themselves, never settle for less, always hungry, and are willing to do the work until they get what they want. Above all, persistent people are human beings. But they are hard workers. They are long-term thinkers. If you want your dreams to come true, you have got to keep going.