Practice Makes Progress

"We live in a culture obsessed with success, and as a result we unconsciously foster the attitude that it is not okay to fail." - Matthew Kelly Perfectly Yourself

"If you fail, you are not a failure." "Failure is a part of progress, not a final outcome." 
- Matthew Kelly Perfectly Yourself

"I now know that practice doesn't make perfect. Practice makes progress. And practice makes progress only if you practice the right things the right way." - Matthew Kelly Perfectly Yourself 

Do the next right thing. That's what my mom always tells us kids. :)

"The question to ask is not whether you are a success or a failure, but whether you are a learner of a non-learner." - Benjamin Barber 

Am I making progress? 
Am I a better person today than I was yesterday?              { - Matthew Kelly Perfectly Yourself

Be gentle with yourself. 

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This is easy to write, but not always easy to want to do the next right thing. Doing the next right thing means starting with one right thing. Maybe it's writing a card to someone, making your bed, folding laundry, listening to a friend, smiling at a stranger, or waking up when the alarm clock goes off without hitting snooze multiple times... Simply getting up out of bed in the morning is the right thing to do. What's the next right thing? The next right thing is to apply your heart in doing the next right thing. Be gentle with yourself, become a better person than the day before, make progress by practice and you will become "Perfectly Yourself".

Do the next right thing! 

Practice the next right thing!

Learn the importance of doing the next right thing! 

"If you fail you are not a failure." -Matthew Kelly 

Just do the next right thing!