Barbara Sher Quotes

United States, Motivational Speaker
August 14, 1935 – May, 10, 2020.

Barbara Sher war a speaker, career/lifestyle coach, and best-selling author of seven books on goal achievement. Her books have sold millions of copies and been translated into many languages. She has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, CNN, and Good Morning America and her public television specials air regularly in the United States. Sher lectures at universities, Fortune 100 companies and professional conferences all over the world.

Also known as Essayist, Coach, Author

You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.

Barbara Sher
- Life
- Up
- Dream
The cure for sorrow is to learn something.

Barbara Sher
- Learn
- Sorrow
- Sympathy

You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.

Barbara Sher
- Life
- Up
- Time
Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.

Barbara Sher
- Change
- Only
- Inevitable
Isolation is a dream killer.

Barbara Sher
- Dream
- Isolation
- Killer
And our dreams are who we are.

Barbara Sher
- Dreams
- Our
- Our Dreams
Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't.

Barbara Sher
- Real
- Obstacles
- Imaginary
You don't have to get it right the first time.

Barbara Sher
- Time
- You
- First

Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.

Barbara Sher
- Real
- You
- Obstacles
The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.

Barbara Sher
- Good
- Leadership
- Luck
Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.

Barbara Sher
- Weak
- Your
- Self-Esteem
Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.

Barbara Sher
- Leadership
- Doing
- Leap
Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do - can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music. You know what to do.

Barbara Sher
- Music
- Love
- Know
We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.

Barbara Sher
- Music
- Like
- Used

When you start using senses you've neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.

Barbara Sher
- World
- Eyes
- Start
It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

Barbara Sher
- You
- Control
- Yourself
When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given.

Barbara Sher
- Life
- Time
- Risk