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To trust myself; to believe in my gut instincts; to trust my decisions; to trust that I’m right.

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There is nothing that you can do to win someone, or something, that is not meant to be yours.

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“Advice is amazing. Advice is helpful. Advice can be life changing. But more often than not, people have to figure things out for themselves.”

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Keep your circle small but authentic. It is better to have few true friends whom you can rely on than a million “friends” that stab you behind your back.

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I will not be the one to win the lottery, and I am no better than these poor homeless people who I see on the streets every morning on my way to work.

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What do you actually care about doing? 

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Remind yourself to breathe, and take that small instant for yourself.

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Making someone’s day by putting their needs before yours can be doubly rewarding.

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Put a post-it on your mirror that says, “You look beautiful” and then accept the compliment every time you look at yourself.

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But if there’s one thing I learned about storms, it’s that they bring so much clarity after they’re gone. They bring peace.