Don’t be so cocksure! Whoever dogmatically says that a thing is NOT so, because they do not KNOW it to be so, simply advertises their ignorance to the world — and that goes for scientists as well as preachers. The best and clearest thinkers are never dogmatic. They realize that it is better to walk and stumble than not to walk at all. - James J. Owen The quotes featured in 30 Seconds to a Beautiful Life™ are lightly edited from the original quotations. This series is a production of the Inspirational Living podcast. Subscribe to my free podcast at the iTunes store or on any podcast listening platform. Support my work by becoming a patron at: https://livinghour.org/patron ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaz_F3ESbsU

Get into the habit of talking about the bright side of life. When you meet a co-worker, friend, or anybody, call attention to the bright things of life, the things that are beautiful, the things that are charming. By doing this, you’ll find that you not only influence yourself in the right direction, but that you influence others that way too. - Book T. Washington The quotes featured in 30 Seconds to a Beautiful Life™ are lightly edited from the original quotations. This series is a production of the Inspirational Living podcast. Subscribe to my free podcast at the iTunes store or on any podcast listening platform. Support my work by becoming a patron at: https://livinghour.org/patron ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK57UKwbYDE

Discover the Book: Evergreen: 50 Inspirational Life Lessons: http://inspirationallifelessons.com/ Listen to episode 214 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Wake up & Live | Mindfulness Exercises. Edited and adapted from Wake Up & Live by Dorothea Brande. Support our podcast at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inspirationalpodcasts Subscribe to the Inspirational Living podcast at the iTunes Store, Stitcher.com, Google Play, or our website Podcast.LivingHour.org. We produce weekly motivational podcasts, adapted from the works of the most inspirational authors of the past. Transform Your Life in 30 Days with The Majesty Program: http://livinghour.org/majesty/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDub8gHJC3A

Get inspired with episode 309 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Self-Reliance: The Key to Self-Respect. Edited and adapted from Self-Investment by Orison Swett Marden. Podcast Excerpt: The average person is capable of independence and self-reliance, yet comparatively few people ever develop their ability to stand alone. It is so much easier to lean, to trail, to follow somebody else, to let others do the thinking and the planning and the work. One of the worst faults of the typical person is that (if they do not possess commanding talents in some particular direction) they usually do not think it worthwhile to make the most of what they have. Do not think that, just because you are not a born leader, you are a born follower. A lack of great commanding qualities of leadership is no reason why you should not cultivate what you have. We never know what resources or possibilities of strength are ours until we put our powers to the test. Many a person has proved themselves a great leader who did not seem to be so naturally — who showed at first very little evidence of self-reliance. Discover the Book: Evergreen: 50 Inspirational Life Lessons: http://inspirationallifelessons.com/ Support our podcast at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inspirationalpodcasts Subscribe to the Inspirational Living podcast at the iTunes Store, Stitcher.com, Google Play, or our website Podcast.LivingHour.org. We produce weekly motivational podcasts, adapted from the works of the most inspirational authors of the past. Transform Your Life in 30 Days with The Majesty Program: http://livinghour.org/majesty/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1WCu3c7w_g