Ep24. A conversation with Valerie
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I really want to do this!
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“Stop planning, and DO!” - “#TeamNoExcuses: The more you have excuses, the less you are effective in life” – “Don’t let your life run you, Run your life” – “Motivation is the fuel, but discipline is the fire” - “I remember my dad saying: “I don’t care what you do in life, whether you are a clown, a mountain climber, an engineer, but do it with passion!” – “I was born with so many medical issues: I have epilepsy, I’m 50% deaf, I used to be fat, I have skeletal issues,…. I had so many issues in my life which could’ve been an excuse for not doing anything. I did not have it easy, I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I had so many things to overcome, but I thought that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” – “Whether you have the education or not, if you. have the mind, the spirit, the passion, you CAN make it” – “Tomorrow is another day. When everything falls down and I’m like Oh My God it’s the end and the YES I CAN doesn’t work anymore, I’m like, you know what, Tomorrow is another day” – “I don’t have a method. I believe methods, plans and everything actually cut your wings a bit” – “I’m slowly becoming the person I was born to be” – “I never waited for all the conditions to be perfect”.
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