Push your boundaries beyond the ordinary; be that ‘extra’ in ‘extraordinary.’
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Quotes tagged ‘Live Adventurously’
It’s only after you’ve stepped out of your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.
You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you need to breathe, calm down, look around, and improvise. Because, as you already know, you CAN'T control the future...
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.
To enjoy the rainbow First enjoy the rain.
'Brave' is the only thing that I ask myself to be. Brave to write, to love, to face criticism, to live according my own rules.
Straight roads don't make skillful drivers.
Don't wait. Life goes faster than you think.
You are so young, all still lies ahead of you, and I should like to ask you, as best as I can...to be patient towards all that is unresolved in you heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms, like books written in a foreign tongue. Do not now strive to uncover answers: they can…
Remember that the size of your life is proportional to how uncomfortable you are willing to be.
Throughout all these experiences, I have almost never noticed a significant correlation between how luxurious or expensive something is and how much fun it is.
In 2008, a group of University of Michigan researchers led by Marc G. Berman gave us insight into how our environments affect us. These researchers were testing attention restoration theory (ART), which suggests that people can focus more effectively after spending time in nature. ART is based on th…
The idea that people shouldn’t or can’t have exciting lives is preposterous. You deserve an extraordinary life by the sheer fact that you are a living, breathing human being.
Let me be clear about this and say it in no uncertain terms: I don’t participate in amateur celebrations. I am a seasoned adventurer.
The question is: When you engage with your phone, is it advancing your experience, or is it because you can’t help yourself? How are you using technology? Much of the time, it functions as a distraction. It causes people to focus on something other than the people they are with and the experience th…
By 2:30 AM everything turned into a complete blur of falling blocks, photos, and incomprehensible dialogue. I’m not ashamed to say I probably used the phrase ‘We should buy an island’ at some point, a clear sign that I should not have been going drink for drink with my new sensei.
If you are feeling nervous, good. If you are getting butterflies in your stomach, I’m proud of you. You have a good challenge that is worth spending time on. If your heart rate doesn’t increase, then the challenge is too easy. If you want to live an interesting life, you should accept challenges you…
Every day, each of us has emotional struggles narrated by our inner voice. The worst part about this voice is that you think it is your friend when really it can be your worst enemy. If you had someone in your life that held you as far back, created as much doubt, and said as many awful things about…
The gift of the adventure is not just the great stories and memories; those will fade in time replaced by greater tales and more epic accomplishments. The great gift is that the person we are at the end is distinctly different from the person who started.
Regrettably, most nights we strive for something nonspecific or ephemeral, like ‘having fun.’ It took my years to realize that having fun isn’t a goal, rather it is a by-product of pursuing a goal. Fun isn’t a thing we can buy at a store; it is something we create from effort and participation.