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> [“What is the one thing that gets you up every morning? The one thing that keeps you going every day, every month, every year? Let me get you started. My one thing is this, ‘I'm one day closer...’ One day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/what-is-the-one-thing-that-gets-you-up-every-morning-the-one-thing/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

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> [“If you’re not doing what you want to do. However, you still think about it every day. This means you have not given up. Only you know what action will make it happen and thought is an action. Keep focusing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/if-you-re-not-doing-what-you-want-to-do-however-you-still-think-about/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

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## Other authors on Focusing

## More by James A. Murphy

> [“Falling in love is easy. Fools fall in love all the time. Staying in love is the test of time and the gift you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/falling-in-love-is-easy-fools-fall-in-love-all-the-time-staying-in/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Kids are naturally curious about the world around them. Everything is fascinating and holds their attention as they explore their new surroundings. Adults however,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/kids-are-naturally-curious-about-the-world-around-them-everything-is/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“No matter how great you ‘think’ you are or how successful you've become. Never forget those who have lifted you up. Never forget life's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/no-matter-how-great-you-think-you-are-or-how-successful-you-ve-become/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Life doesn't get easier, you do…!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/life-doesn-t-get-easier-you-do/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“If you walk 100 miles into the life you don't want. Often, you must walk those same 100 miles to get out of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/if-you-walk-100-miles-into-the-life-you-don-t-want-often-you-must/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“No one ever said your life would be easy. The nature of being human makes life for all of us a challenge. The most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/no-one-ever-said-your-life-would-be-easy-the-nature-of-being-human/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Advice is the easiest thing to give and often the hardest thing to receive. When you need it, and others are willing to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/advice-is-the-easiest-thing-to-give-and-often-the-hardest-thing-to/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Faith is about going through hell, coming out with some scars, and becoming a wiser person from the lessons you’ve learned along the way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/faith-is-about-going-through-hell-coming-out-with-some-scars-and/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Have you ever noticed how we often live on the surface of our lives? Each day is like the previous day. Time passes, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/have-you-ever-noticed-how-we-often-live-on-the-surface-of-our-lives/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Always do your best to be yourself. Learn to listen to your inner-voice. This is your true authenticity; this is who you really are.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/always-do-your-best-to-be-yourself-learn-to-listen-to-your-inner/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Be yourself, because really, who else can you be...?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/be-yourself-because-really-who-else-can-you-be/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Every challenge in your life works out in the long run. If you can adopt this mindset, you’ll face your challenges with the knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/every-challenge-in-your-life-works-out-in-the-long-run-if-you-can/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“It's not that we spend five days looking forward to just two. It's that most people do what they enjoy most on those two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/it-s-not-that-we-spend-five-days-looking-forward-to-just-two-it-s/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“Isn't it amazing that we’ll cause ourselves more pain by thinking about, and avoiding something we’re afraid of, or something we know we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/isn-t-it-amazing-that-we-ll-cause-ourselves-more-pain-by-thinking/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

> [“I'm one day closer…!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-murphy/i-m-one-day-closer/)

[James A. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-murphy/)

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