Best 40 quotes of Chris Guillebeau on MyQuotes

Always revisit your decisions in the light of new knowledge and information. Don't be afraid to change.

Don't try to be fearless or pretend you aren't impacted by fear. Just try to prevent fear from making your decisions for you.

Embracing new things often requires us to embrace our fears, however trivial they may seem. You deal with fear not by pretending it doesn't exist, but by refusing to give it decision-making authority.

Give yourself permission to do what you've always wanted.

If consensus is overrated, I think balance is, too. I have no interest in living a balanced life. I want a life of adventure.

If plan A fails, remember there are 25 more letters.

If you make your business about helping others, you'll always have plenty of work.

If you're worried about life-work balance, something is probably wrong with your life or your work. Instead of agonizing over balance, get excited and create change.

If you want to achieve the unimaginable, you start by imagining it.

I know if I missed a day and nothing happened, then it would be much easier to miss another day. Pretty soon I wouldn’t have much of a schedule, and then I'd have less motivation. It's a downward spiral that I want to avoid, so I keep the schedule sacred.

Instead of reflecting on the past, predict the future.

In the battle between planning and action, action wins.

In the long-term, security comes from an asset you create or acquire, not a position in someone else's asset.

It's a lonely road for those of us who choose to be remarkable, and the path of convention can sometimes be appealing. That path is paved with safe lives, middle of the road monotony, and little chance of failure. But where's the fun in being like everyone else out there?

Let's embrace more of life, not less. Balanced people don't change the world, and I'd rather spend my time feeling worn out from meaningful activities and projects.

Many of us live our lives out of the fear of what other people think of us. We're waiting for someone to give us a permission slip that tells us it's OK to be ourselves. Don't try to be fearless or pretend you aren't impacted by fear. Just try to prevent fear from making your decisions for you.

Never despise small beginnings, and don't belittle your own accomplishments. Remember them and use them as inspiration as you go on to the next thing. When you venture outside your comfort zone, wherever the starting point may be, it's kind of a big deal.

Regret is what you should fear the most. If something is going to keep you awake at night, let it be the fear of not following your dream.

Some people think self-employment is risky, but the real risk lies in deriving your security from an external source.

The best time to start was last year. Failing that, today will do.

The choices we make now affect the opportunities available in the future

To truly live without regrets, pay attention. Ask yourself hard questions and see where they lead. Do I really want this job? Is this relationship right for me? If I could do anything, would it be what I'm doing today ... or something different?

Unreasonable," "unrealistic," and "impractical" are all words used to marginalize a person or idea that fails to conform with conventionally expected standards.

We must purposefully create a life of gratitude if we want to be fully alive.

We often feel paralyzed by choice and make no choice. But the thing is, no choice is a choice. If you’re not doing something about it, you’re doing something about it.

Whereever you are in life, however old you are, begin thinking about every day as the first day of your life.

Why travel - because the world was meant to be experienced, not imagined.

Without the edge, [life's] boring...If you're doing something that's definitely achievable with 100% odds of success, where's the draw in that?

You don’t have to live your life the way other people expect you to.

Your possibilities are unlimited, but it all begins with the deliberate choice to think differently.

Everyone is busy, yet we all have access to the same amount of time.

If you're doing something you love, it doesn't matter that it's challenging. You can keep going for a long time as long as you're motivated- just make sure you choose the right starting point. If you're lucky, as happened with Stephen, Your inclination may even become a vocation.

If you're trying to do something new, you may feel uncomfortable with the idea of starting, or you may worry that your idea won't be accepted by everyone. One way to 'get over it' is to learn to become comfortable with failure.

If you've ever felt a strange sense of sadness or alienation, there's a potential way out of the confusion- just shift this feeling into a sense of purpose. It's not about happiness, although happiness often results from doing something you love. Instead, it's about challenge and fulfillment, finding the perfect combination of striving and achievement that comes from reaching a big goal.

I want to be remembered as a person who wasn't afraid to start things.

The lesson, as he explains it: 'If I fail more than you do, I win. Built into this notion is the ability to keep playing. If you get to keep playing, sooner or later you're gonna make it succeed. The people who lose are the ones who don't fail at all, or the ones who fail so big they don't get to play again.

Undertake a quest or any long, challenging project, and you won't come out of it the same.

We choose to embrace a quest, and we choose to live for adventure.

When discontent sets in it's time to make some changes. In a world where so much is possible, yet so many people are unhappy, there has to be another way.

You can't achieve anything deeply satisfying without a drawn-out process leading up to it- and yet process demands a goal. You can't love one without at least appreciating the other.