Coffee Thoughts \ Dreams Change the World

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

-- Harriet Tubman

So please keep dreaming. 

Coffee Thoughts \ You Create Yourself

"Every day we choose who we are by how we define ourselves." --Angelina Jolie

You create yourself if you’re not happy change it. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Reality Is Created By You

"Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind." –Plato

You have the power. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Happiness Comes From Within

"Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances." –Aristotle

Never forget that. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Get Out Of The Way

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." --Napoleon Bonaparte

Let your foes hang themselves.

Coffee Thoughts \ Think Good Things

"Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is." -- Anne Frank

If you believe good things, you will create them. This young women’s words has lived well beyond her own life.

Coffee Thoughts \ Think

"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." -- Stephen Covey

Every decision you make creates your life. Pay attention. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Keep Your Eyes On Your Path

"People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost." -- Dalai Lama

Follow your own path and don’t worry about others.

Coffee Thoughts \ Take Responsibility

 

"You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame." -- Erica Jong

When no one is to blame you take responsibility. That’s an important ingredient to success.

Coffee Thoughts \ Change Your Routine

"Sometimes you can only find heaven by slowly backing away from hell." --Carrie Fisher

Get away from your routine and you’ll see things differently. 

Coffee Thoughts \ You Decide

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." --Sir Winston Churchill

You decide the truth. 

Coffee Thoughts \ You Have to Know Your Limits to Go Beyond Them

"One finds limits by pushing them." --Herbert Simon

And when you know where they are you can push for new boundaries.

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Prepared

"You can't knock on opportunity's door and not be ready."--Bruno Mars

Being prepared is half of success.

Coffee Thoughts \ Doubt is the Enemy

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear." --Rosa Parks

Doubt is the real enemy.

Coffee Thoughts \ Never Be Ashamed

"Never be ashamed! There's some who will hold it against you, but they are not worth bothering with." -- J.K. Rowling

Own what you do and learn from it. Then no one will be able to use it against you. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Listen to Yourself

"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." -- Jim Rohn

To be the best you can, you need to listen to yourself. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Better Than Your Parents

"We will be soldiers, so our sons may be farmers, so their sons may be artists."--Thomas Jefferson.

We are supposed to do better than our parents. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Have Faith

"To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will." --Sugar Ray Robinson

You have to have enough faith to get through the moments when you’re all alone. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Keep Moving

"If you can't fly, then run; if you can't run, then walk; if you can't walk, then crawl; but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

When you’re moving you’re thinking and feeling. 

Coffee Thoughts \Fearlessness Is A Muscle

"Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it, the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me." -- Arianna Huffington

Once you face your fears, the next time it’s easier. 

Coffee Thoughts \ The Entrepeneur

"An entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down." -- Reid Hoffman

Sounds challenging. 

Coffee Thoughts \ The Journey Is The Best Part

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

It is the journey that makes life special. Not just the results.

Coffee Thoughts \ Don't Believe Get Out of The Way

"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it." -- George Bernard Shaw

If you can’t believe beyond the moment, then don’t interfere with others who can.

Coffee Thoughts \ Play The Game

"Sometimes you just have to put on lip gloss and pretend to be psyched." -- Mindy Kaling

Life is a game you’ve got to know how to play it. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Take a Risk

"When I bet on horses, I never lose. Why? I bet on all the horses."-- Aziz Ansari

Actually, he has lost, he denied himself the thrill of taking a risk.

Coffee Thoughts \ Be Yourself

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." -- Judy Garland

Own who you are and make yourself wonderful.

Coffee Thoughts \ Think About Your Legacy

"Please think about your legacy, because you're writing it every day." -- Gary Vaynerchuck

You are building on your life. At the time it just seems like a simple choice when it’s a building block to who you are. 

Coffee Thoughts \ A Risk is a Risk

"There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering." -- Elon Musk

Very few people will encourage you to do what they won’t do.

Coffee Thoughts \ Ignore Your Limitations

"The most successful people reach the top not because they are free of limitations, but because they act in spite of their limitations."--Michael K. Williams

Don’t let your fears stop you. 

Coffee Thoughts \ Luck is not accidental

"Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get." -- Ray Kroc

When you do the work it and good things happen, everyone thinks you’re lucky. You know differently.