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Do what you can do
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You don’t have all the answers. Nonetheless, there’s something good you can do.

You’re short on time and resources. Yet you have plenty of ways to make a positive difference in the world.

There are all sorts of perfectly reasonable excuses for not taking action. Even so, you have multiple options for getting good work done.

Rise above the excuses, the doubts, the challenges and shortcomings. This is a day when you can create results.

Breeze on past those who say it can’t be done. This is your opportunity to do it anyway.

You can sit on the sidelines and complain, but your time is too precious to be wasted on that. Here and now, with what you have, do what you can do, and watch as life reaps the benefits of your sincere love for it.

— Ralph Marston

High hopes
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Your hopes may be high, but hopes alone will not bring results. Hold on to those high hopes, and act on them.

Expect the best, and do the work that those expectations demand. You deserve a positive outcome, so follow through with all that’s necessary to make it happen.

Moving forward with hope is much better than wandering around with no hope. Yet as important as hope can be, actually moving forward matters even more.

Give motion, energy, and persistence to your high hopes. Allow those hopes to encourage you and push you into effective action.

With your hope, motivate others to join in the effort. Position that hope to keep you focused on where you intend to go.

Fill your awareness with genuine hope. And feel the power as your hope continues pushing you to achieve.

— Ralph Marston

How you respond
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The results you achieve do not come from the situation. Your results are determined by how you respond to the situation.

From identical circumstances, two different people can achieve two vastly different results. The outcomes are not based on what they’re given, but on what they do with it.

If the results you’re getting are not the results you desire, stop looking for someone or something to blame. Instead, open yourself to possibilities you have not yet considered.

View everything that happens through the filter of your most positive and compelling purpose. Adopt a perspective that illuminates new, powerful possibilities.

The world around you is constantly changing. There is always a way to harness the energy of the ever-changing landscape to suit a worthy purpose.

Look closely at the situation in which you find yourself. Then step forward with confidence and gratitude, making something beautiful, valuable and meaningful out of it all.

— Ralph Marston

Challenges you choose
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There is no overwhelming need or financial incentive for people to climb mountains. Yet plenty of people do so, and often pay handsomely for the opportunity.

That’s because challenge itself has value that’s independent of having the challenge met. There’s much more gained from ascending a mountain than just standing at the top.

Challenges are enticing even when they’re not particularly daring or adventurous. For example, the worldwide market for puzzles and games of logic is valued at about twelve billion dollars.

Life is filled with challenges you don’t choose. An excellent way to equip yourself for them is with challenges you do choose.

Just the act of deciding to subject yourself to challenge will give you increased confidence. By working your way through that challenge, you boost your confidence even more.

The challenges you choose will positively impact your skills, your sense of purpose, your resourcefulness, and many other qualities. Challenge yourself often, adding strength, effectiveness, resilience, and wisdom each time you do.

— Ralph Marston