Barbara Sher
Barbara Sher
Barbara Sheris a speaker, career/lifestyle coach, and best-selling author of seven books on goal achievement. Her books have sold millions of copies and been translated into many languages. She has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, CNN, and Good Morning America and her public television specials air regularly in the United States. Sher lectures at universities, Fortune 100 companies and professional conferences all over the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinesswoman
CountryUnited States of America
sometimes energetic behalf
Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf
mean conceited self
A direct statement about yourself is considered objective only if it is negative. If it's positive, it is considered subjective. And 'objective' means it is accurate, and 'subjective' means it is conceited self-delusion.
success winner environment
The environment that creates winners is almost always made up of winners.
real worry obstacles
Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't.
vision how-you-feel want
If you don't know how you feel, you won't know what you want.
self-esteem resentment weak
Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.
guarantees-that careers worry
Every time you worry that you could get trapped in some kind of work you don't care about, you're dealing with the problem of meaningfulness. I guarantee that in the back of your mind is the thought that somehow you have to make a contribution to something, be acknowledged, do something that matters-or you're just fooling around.
swimming thinking water
Thinking about swimming isn't much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away.
inspiring dream inspiration
There is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can't have - at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most.
nature way steps
A good work is a partnership between you and nature... Nature will help you every step of the way.
heart want
You cannot tell your heart what it wants. Your heart will tell you
fool judgmental can-do
Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it.
clay
Time is clay; make something.
self-esteem good-luck thinking
Action helps you think and raises your self-esteem. Good luck happens when you're in action. Ask yourself, "Does this go toward or away from what I want?" There's an animal in us, and it has great instincts. Scan for a desire and follow it. Set a goal, any goal, and start doing everything you can think of to achieve it.