Marc Chernoff Quotes

To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is incapable of loving what is less than perfect, is to believe that sunlight is incapable of entering a broken window and illuminating a dark room.

Look for something positive about this moment. Even if you have to look a little longer, it still exists.

When you find yourself cocooned in isolation and cannot find your way out of the darkness, remember that this is similar to the place where caterpillars go to grow their wings.

Life is painful. Change is painful. Growth is painful. But in the end, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.

The world is as you are inside. What you think, you see, and you ultimately become.

Most people come into your life temporarily simply to teach you something. They come and they go and they make a difference. And it’s OK that they’re not in your life anymore. Not all relationships last, but the lessons these relationships bring to you do. If you learn to open your heart and mind, anyone, including the folks who eventually drive you mad, can teach you something worthwhile. Sometimes it will feel weird when you realize you spent so much time with someone you are no longer connected to, but that’s exactly how it’s supposed to be. You are exactly where you’re supposed to be. We all are.

Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith.

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once thought we couldn’t live without, and then we fall in love with what we didn’t even know we wanted.

Giving up and moving on are two very different things. There comes a point when you get tired of chasing everyone and trying to fix everything, but it’s not giving up, and it’s not the end. It’s a new beginning. It’s realizing, finally, that you don’t need certain people and things and the drama they bring.

Perfect relationships don’t exist. There’s no such thing as a perfect, ideal relationship. It’s how two people deal with the imperfections of a relationship that makes it ideal.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of love—all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

3. Right now, there’s a lot you don’t know. The day you stop learning is the day you stop living. Embrace new information, think about it, and use it to advance yourself.

The rest of your life is being shaped by the goals you chase, the choices you make, and the actions you take. The rest of your life starts right now.

Information is not true knowledge. Knowledge comes from experience. You can discuss a task a hundred times, but these discussions will only give you a philosophical understanding. You must tackle a task firsthand to truly understand it.

You won’t always get what you want. To paraphrase Mick Jagger, you won’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might get what you need. Look around. Appreciate the things you have right now. 13. In life, you get what you put in. If you want love, give love. If you want friends, be one. If you want money, provide value.

The only person who can make you happy is you. The root of your happiness comes from your relationship with yourself. Sure, external entities can have fleeting effects on your mood, but in the long run nothing matters more than how you feel about who you are on the inside.

There will always be people who don’t like you. You can’t be everything to everyone. So concentrate on doing what you know in your heart is right. What others think and say about you isn’t all that important. What’s essential is how you feel about yourself.

Doing the same exact thing every day hinders self-growth. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting. Growth happens when you change things—when you try new things and stretch beyond your comfort zone. 16. You will never feel 100 percent ready for something new. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zone, you won’t feel totally comfortable or ready for change when you’re faced with it.

The only difference between an opportunity and an obstacle is attitude. Getting a second chance in life is about giving yourself the opportunity to grow beyond your past failures. Here’s how: 1. Let go of the past. Every difficult moment in our lives is accompanied by an opportunity for personal growth and creativity. But in order to attain this growth and creativity, we must first learn to let go of the past. We must recognize that difficulties pass like everything else in life. And once they pass, all

Some forces are out of your control. Do the best you can with the resources you have. Wasting your time, talent, and emotional energy on things that are beyond your control is a recipe for frustration, misery, and stagnation.

As long as you are worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them.

Relationships In life you’ll realize there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you, and some will teach you. But most important, some will bring out the best in you.

Put most simply: Being at peace means being in a state of complete acceptance of all that is, right here, right now.

As long as you are worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.

Do your best and surrender the rest.

We’d like to end this discussion by directly addressing fellow souls out there who are tired and weary and struggling to find happiness at this very moment, seemingly alone. We know you’re reading this. And we want you to know we are writing this for you. Others will be confused. They will think we are writing this for them. But we’re not. This one’s for you. We want you to know that we understand. Life is not always easy. Every day can be an unpredictable challenge. Some days it can be difficult just to get out of bed in the morning, to face reality and put on that smile. But we want you to know that your smile has kept both of us going on more days than we can count. Never forget that even when times get tough, as they sometimes will, you are incredible—you really are. So please try to smile more often. Even when times are hard, you have so many reasons to. Time and time again, our reason is you. You won’t always be perfect, and neither will we. Because nobody is perfect, and nobody deserves to be perfect. Everybody has issues. Nobody has it easy. You will never know exactly what we’re going through, and we will never know exactly what you’re going through. We are all fighting our own unique war. But we are fighting through it simultaneously, together. If someone discredits you and tells you that you can’t do something, keep in mind that they are speaking from within the boundaries of their own limitations. In this crazy world that’s trying to make you the same as everyone else, find the courage to keep being your awesome self. And when they laugh at you for being different, go ahead and smile back at them with confidence. Remember, our courage doesn’t always roar aloud. Sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering, “I will try again tomorrow.” So stand strong. Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out. 12 Ways to Stop Worrying About What Everyone Thinks of You

Pay less attention to what people say, and more attention to what they do.

Be grateful for your life. For your health, your family, your friends, and your home. Many people don’t have these things.