Tessa Mania

"A critical quality to develop in life is the willingness to try. You simply must find enough confidence to give it a go. The human mind is fabulous at learning. You will get better at whatever you practice. But before you can develop the skill to succeed, you must find the courage to attempt."

"If you look for evidence that people are conspiring to hold you back and the world is working against you, then it will take you no time at all to find precisely that.

If you expect to encounter helpful people and experience a world that is working with you, then you find plenty of evidence to support that view as well.

The raw material for a sweet

Singer and songwriter Kim Gordon on the power of going for it:

"People pay to see others believe in themselves."

Source: The Guardian

Graphic designer and painter Paula Scher on how to make something great:

"Less is more and more is more. It's the middle that's not a good place."

What is in the way of what I want?

Can I come up with at least three different paths around it?

Which activities are the best expression of you? Can you spend five minutes doing one of them today?