jane_and.the_dragon

Found this on prntrest. I did not write it, but i love it.

1. When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is.Here’s a friendly reminder that you can’t control external events; the only thing you can control is yourself.   You can’t control the tides, but you can learn how to sail.

2. Success hits differently when nobody believes in you.That’s why you have to keep going. We are brainwashed into thinking that everyone should believe in us for our project to succeed. The truth is that others’ beliefs don’t affect the probability of our success.

3. Priority: If someone is really into you, you don’t have to keep begging them for a text, call, or to spend time. They will do it if you are a priority. Always remember that.Don’t lose your self-respect because of love. If people want to be with you, they will be.  If they don’t, they will make excuses.

4. The biggest risk is not taking any risk.Calculated risks always change our lives and how we perceive things. We experience new things we never knew because of the risks we take. But there’s no bigger risk than not taking any at all. You’ll remain the same with no growth, and that’s the worst risk you don’t want to take.            

5. Exterior beauty, without the depth of a kind soul is merely decoration.A beautiful face without a beautiful soul is hell decorated as heaven. Don’t assume that just because a person is beautiful on the outside means they have a good personality. Some of the most beautiful people I’ve met are those you really don’t want to work with.

6. Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are, your reputation is who people think you are. Guard your reputation because it always precedes you, but care more about your character. You don’t want to live your entire life with two faces – the persona you present to the public and who you really are.

7. Things that break your heart are the same things that open your eyes.how painful your first breakup was, but also remember how insightful you became about deception.  We don’t actively use our brains when we heavily rely on our hearts.
8. Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.Don’t lower your standards in life just because someone expects you to.  Maintaining higher standards leads to a better life.  Why would you want to lower your standards just to please someone who may not stay with you forever? Think again.

9. The quieter you become, the more you can hear.They always say that the highest form of intelligence is to observe without judging.  Observing involves listening, and listening involves being quiet.

10. When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you.