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You don’t give yourself permission to slow down, because you don’t want to slow down. You’re stressed, but you’re excited. You’re swamped, but you’re passionate. While that fire can be a good thing, it can also convince you to push yourself too far. Even though you’re excited about your work, you have to take breaks from it sometimes. You have to give yourself a chance to rest.

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There is nothing wrong with wanting a life with all of those parts, but there is also nothing wrong with wanting a life outside of the societal norm.

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Dedicate a specific amount of time each day to it, channel your love and your creativity into it, build it from the ground up.

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You can achieve anything in life if you are willing to pay the price.

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Everything about that life was my dream, absolutely. Until it wasn’t.

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Going for your big dreams allow you to learn from failure and success. What does it mean to fail and what can one do about it? Easy, you learn from it and you take it as a challenge to improve and do better next time. You therefore grow in character and in the skills you possess.

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I hope you keep the fire in your soul burning. I hope you do what you are passionate about.

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Having dreams doesn’t make you selfish.