"It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done.": Motivation for Dreamers & Doers

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 €œAge Doesn€t Matter Unless You€re a Cheese€ and €œDance 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, €œIt Always Seems Impossible Until It€s Done€ is like a rousing locker-room speech, inspiring courage, commitment, and perseverance.

€œI€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.€
ۥMichael Jordan

€œGo for it, baby! Life ain€t no dress rehearsal.€
ۥTallulah Bankhead

€œPerfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.€
ۥNeil Gaiman

€œIf you aren€t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?€
ۥT. S. Eliot

€œIt always seems impossible until it€s done.€
ۥNelson Mandela