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College motivation “Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.” — Nora Ephron “Make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules.” — Neil Gaiman Study & exam grind “Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” — Benjamin Franklin Medical & nursing…

Motivational quotes for teens — for studying, exams, goals and the future. Motivational quotes for teens “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” — Steve Jobs “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela (widely attributed) Short quotes “It takes as much energy to wish as it does…

Short, simple and fun quotes for elementary students. Inspirational quotes for kids “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” — Dr. Seuss “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” —…

One of the biggest mistakes I’ve seen people make when setting goals is to confuse emotions with goals. They make lofty aims like, ‘I want to be happy,’ or ‘I want to be successful,’ without knowing that these aren’t really goals at all. What we’re talking about here are emotions, or states. These can change…

One of the most useful things I own is a separate notebook for jotting down things that I find interesting, useful, funny, fascinating, inspiring and many other things that I read in books, novels, or even textbooks. I can’t count how many times I used to finish reading a book, and after a while completely…

“If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can’t buy” – Proverb The first thing many people associate minimalism with is saving money. They think that people become minimalists so that they can hoard money instead of things. They think minimalists live tight, boring lives of just working hard,…

Many of you have probably heard about the earthquake that hit northern Japan last Friday March 11th, and the tsunami it caused and the current nuclear ‘situation’. Fortunately, the region of Kansai where I live is mostly unaffected, but much of the damage and devastation it caused is still ongoing. A random accumulation of circumstances has lead…

The fear of death used to keep me up at night. I wondered what it would be like to live forever. Imagine, the first thirty years of your life, you’re young and naïve. You make friends, go to college, and learn about the world. In the next fifty years you get a job, you travel, you have a…

“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest“. ~ Dalai Lama Into the Eye of the Storm A storm is coming. Thick, dark clouds are gathering in the distance, rolling closer and closer towards you. The echo of a deep rumbling shakes the ground beneath your feet. Lightening pierces the sky…

It is far more impressive when others discover you good qualities without your help.  ~ Judith Martin Every time you meet someone new for the first time, you have one chance to make a good impression. In the first few minutes, an image of who you are is already formed in your acquaintance’s mind. Naturally, you want…