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how to develop a growth mindset by learning from failure, shown as a person standing on a broken path that gradually leads to a brighter, clearer direction

Quote #412 | Henry Ford

How to Develop a Growth Mindset: What Failure Really Teaches Us Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford There’s a strange thing about failure that no one really prepares you for. It doesn’t just disappoint you. It lingers. It sits in your mind longer than it should, replaying Read more…

Quote #410 | Spanish Proverb

Health Is Wealth Meaning: The One Thing We All Know… and Still Ignore A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. Spanish Proverb It sounds obvious. Almost too obvious. And yet… if you look at how most of us live, it’s Read more…

Quote #407 | Maria Robinson

New Beginning in Life: Why Today Is Enough to Change Everything Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Maria Robinson Some quotes hit you instantly. Others take time. This one? It sits with you. At first, it sounds simple. Almost something you’ve heard Read more…

Quote #400 | Bill Cosby

When Desire Becomes Stronger Than Fear In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. Bill Cosby At first glance, it sounds like one of those motivational lines you nod at and scroll past. But if you pause for a second — really pause — it starts to Read more…

Rocking horse quotes on motion and progress

Quote #343 | Alfred A. Montapert

Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress. Alfred A. Montapert MEANING OF THIS QUOTE In a world obsessed with multitasking and output, we are often guilty of confusing being busy with being productive. In the pursuit of our goals, it might often feel like we Read more…

Motivation is what gets you started by Jim Ryun

Quote #335 | Jim Ryun

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Jim Ryun MEANING OF THIS QUOTE How often have we embarked on an endeavor full of motivation and resolve, only for everything to fizzle out over time? So often, we start working on a new project with so much enthusiasm, only for our Read more…

One Day They Will Shout Your Name Aravind Rajendran

One Day They Will Shout Your Name | Aravind Rajendran

Synopsis: It’s time you started fearing yourself. You possess this amazing ability to screw your complete life. Even when you know that your action in the right direction will change your life for the better, you have become so callous, careless, and comfortable with your entitled existence that you don’t want to change.

Charlie Chaplin on how a day without laughter is a day wasted

Quote #171 | Charlie Chaplin | A day without laughter is a day wasted.

A day without laughter is a day wasted. Charlie Chaplin It is a well-established fact that smiling and laughing can have a positive effect on our physical and mental well-being. However, as we transition from childhood to adulthood, we tend to get increasingly oblivious to this seemingly obvious fact. Caught up in the hubbub of Read more…

Riya Negi defied all odds to clinch her dream job at a multinational giant

Riya Negi | Readers’ Story of the Week | Story #163

I am Riya Negi, and I work as a software engineer at a multinational giant. Years ago, this was something unimaginable for me. Until grade twelve, I was just an average commerce student who hardly thought or planned for her future. I just went with the flow of life, living every moment to the fullest. Read more…