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Step One: Conceptualizing 1. Let’s begin by finding a good clear image to work from. Step Two: Frame the Image 2. We’re going to draw guidelines of where everything is in the frame to make things easier for us.

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When someone compliments you, just accept the compliment instead of trying to convince the person that they are wrong. 

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“That no matter what, you can achieve anything you put your mind to. Seventeen years later and I’m still not a Jedi.”

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There is not one single class in the next four years that will teach you how to say goodbye, though I wish that was a prerequisite for adolescence.

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“TURNING PRO” by Stephen Pressfield. Amateurs talk about money. Professionals talk about ideas.

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If you’re finding that you’re having trouble concentrating in class and remembering things that happened earlier in the day, you should discuss this with your doctor, as it can be an indicator of depression.

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“We’re fine with your straightness, but just be straight over there in the corner, please.”

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A shower. The shower is one of my safe places at home, and when I take a shower I feel like I can think clearer.