Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.
Barbara SherWhat you love is as unique to you as your fingerprints. You need to know that because nothing will make you really happy but doing what you love.
Barbara SherHappy people have two things in common. They know exactly what they want and they feel they're moving toward getting it.
Barbara SherLife isn't supposed to be an all or nothing battle between misery and bliss. Life isn't supposed to be a battle at all. And when it comes to happiness, well, sometimes life is just okay, sometimes it's comfortable, sometimes wonderful, sometimes boring, sometimes unpleasant. When your day's not perfect, it's not a failure or a terrible loss. It's just another day.
Barbara Sher