Why You Should Always Do More Than You Possibly Can Do

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“Unless a man undertakes more than he can possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.”- Henry Drummond, Scottish biologist and writer

That is how we grow. That is how we do great things. You cannot grow if you don’t challenge yourself. You cannot grow if you don’t try the impossible. If you want to live a better life, you have got to do more. If you don’t do more, you won’t get more.

Many people want to achieve success, but they don’t want to do the work. Work strengthens us. It builds our muscles. It builds our inner selves. It reveals our true selves to us. If you do not do your work, your work will do you.

To grow yourself, you must do your work. You are responsible for doing your work. Do not delegate your real work. And if you want people to respect you, to follow, to trust you, always do your work. Do not tell people what you can do. Just do it. Just show it. Because work is hard. Talk is cheap. Jean de La Fontaine said, “By the work one knows the workman.” By your work, people will know you.

Margie Warrell Quotes On How To Embrace Discomfort And Take Bold Action

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Growth Vs. Comfort

“Growth and comfort never ride the same horse.”- Margie Warrell, Train The Brave: Tame Your Fear, Take the Chance, Dare To Live Big

Trust yourself

“Living a deeply meaningful and rewarding life calls on you to step outside your comfort zone– to stretch yourself and to trust yourself- again and again and again.”- Margie Warrell, Train The Brave: Tame Your Fear, Take the Chance, Dare To Live Big

A life-long journey

Living your life fully– purposefully, passionately and wholeheartedly- is a life-long journey of learning to embrace your vulnerability and accept your fallibility, all the while trusting in yourself that you were born for a mighty purpose and are stronger than anything you ever face.”- Margie Warrell, Train The Brave: Tame Your Fear, Take the Chance, Dare To Live Big

Do what inspires you

“You build your own brand of brave every time you consciously choose to move towards what inspires you, rather than away from what scares you.”- Margie Warrell, Train The Brave: Tame Your Fear, Take the Chance, Dare To Live Big

Face your fears

“Letting your fear of what everybody may be thinking of you magnify your self-consciousness, keeps you from expressing yourself authentically and living truthfully.”- Margie Warrell, Train The Brave: Tame Your Fear, Take the Chance, Dare To Live Big

Your reality

Your experience of reality is simply a reflection of where you place your attention. This includes the types of conversations you have with others- whether they’re focused on what you’re grateful about and inspire to achieve, or whether they’re spent complaining about what you don’t have, don’t want and can’t do.”- Margie Warrell, Train Your Brave: Tame Your Fear, Take the Chance, Dare To Live Big