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The adult pacifier
Three most harmful addictions: (according to Nassim Nicholas Taleb) · Heroin · Carbs · Monthly salary The first two can destroy your body and shorten your life. The last can derail your dreams. The steady paycheck is the adult pacifier. It’s the dress suit bribe. It’s the dues you’re paid to live under someone else’s plan. It comes with…
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One key rule
No BS We can’t be successful and lie to ourselves at the same time. But we try. Don’t we? We tell ourselves what we want to hear. We cover our ears, close our eyes, and deny what the facts present. There is one key rule to success: No bullsh!t, especially to ourselves. No matter how…
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But you can start
Worry won’t change the future Action will. If you’re not where you expected to be by now, don’t get mired down in regret, blame, and self-recrimination. Don’t get stuck in the churn of introspection and analysis. To make things change, you have to change; you have to take action. Get moving. Get back to basics,…
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No one can read your mind
Ask If you fail to ask for what you want, everything else is just academic. Quit beating around the bush. Ask. Be direct. You can ask nicely, but you have to ask. No one can read your mind. You have to speak your mind. That’s it. Just ask.
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Complete the climb
Frank was right “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi No excuses. Every action need not be extraordinary. But you have to start. You have to start with ordinary circumstances, execute the basics and keep pushing up. You have to attack the…
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Stop it
Name your fears To name them is to destroy them. Simply naming our fears when they arise gives us the power to drive them away. It’s the process of putting the puzzle together and see what’s holding us back. Most fears are monsters lurking in our imagination. Most times, we give them the power to…