""It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done.""

Motivation for Dreamers & Doers

Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras, Ross Petras

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Workman Adult
01 July 2014

Dictionaries of quotations; Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem

Pursuing a dream is hard work, but the right words delivered at the right time by people who ve been there and done that can give us just the motivation we need. The right words can rekindle our enthusiasm, re-energize our efforts, dispel doubt, let us know we re not alone, and show us that the fight is worth it and winnable. Kathryn and Ross Petras are masters at choosing and delivering just the right words. Their books such as

Age Doesn t Matter Unless You re a Cheese

and

Dance First. Think Later.

and bestselling calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, have over 5.2 million copies in print. Now comes a book for dreamers and doers, plus writers, entrepreneurs, graduates, artists, future movers and shakers. Collecting the hard-won, brilliantly expressed advice from pioneers who have paved the way, including everyone from Rumi to Steve Jobs, Michelangelo to Oprah to Tina Fey,

It Always Seems Impossible Until It s Done

is like a rousing locker-room speech, inspiring courage, commitment, and perseverance. I ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan Go for it, baby! Life ain t no dress rehearsal.

Tallulah Bankhead

Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.

Neil Gaiman If you aren t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

T. S. Eliot It always seems impossible until it s done.

Nelson Mandela

By: Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras, Ross Petras
Imprint: Workman Adult
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 100mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9780761179887
ISBN 10: 0761179887
Pages: 396
Publication Date: 01 July 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Kathryn Petras is an author and quote connoisseur who, along with her brother, Ross Petras, has published numerous quote collections including Age Doesn t Matter Unless You re a Cheese. The Petras's calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, has sold over 4.6 million copies. Kathryn lives with her family in Seattle.Ross Petras is an author and quote connoisseur who, along with his sister, Kathryn Petras, has published numerous quote collections including Age Doesn tMatter Unless You re a Cheese. The Petras's calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, has sold over 4.6 million copies. Ross lives with his family in Toronto.