Barbara Sher

Who is Barbara Sher?

Barbara Sher is a speaker, career/lifestyle coach, and best-selling author of seven books on goal achievement. Her books have sold millions of copies and been translated into many languages. She has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, CNN, and Good Morning America and her public television specials air regularly in the United States. Sher lectures at universities, Fortune 100 companies and professional conferences all over the world.

Sher's latest book, Refuse to Choose is a step-by-step program designed for "scanners", people with many interests who are unable to decide on a single direction for their lives.

Famous Quotes:

• Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
• The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
• It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.
• And our dreams are who we are.
• I believe you can have whatever you really want in this life, in one form or another, sooner or later. All you have to do is take care of your health and be lucky enough to live for a while. But you can't have it all at once and you can't have it forever. No life has the room for everything in it, not on the same day.
• Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
• You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
• The cure for sorrow is to learn something.
• You don't have to get it right the first time.
• You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.