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“If you put in the work, put in the time, put in the effort, you’re going to reap the benefits.”

— Richard Sherman

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Our most painful experiences become our most defining moments. They determine who we are, or who we are not.

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“Luck is the intersection of preparation and opportunity. Opportunities parade past all of us all the time. The key is that you must be paying attention to see them, you must be willing to take risks, you must expose yourself to the possibility of massive failure and you must believe in what you are doing so much that you do it anyway.”

— Richard GarriotT on believing in what you do so much that you do it anyway

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“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.”
– Proverb

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What every human being wants and needs:

1. To be part of something larger than themselves
2. To be paid attention to
3. To be listened to
4. To be respected
5. To be loved
6. To matter

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"Stop doing things that don’t make you happy.

Pursue freedom and happiness."

Luxury Belief

You can afford to do this if you are Rich.

If you are Poor

and you do not work to get money

(includes doing a lot of things that don't make you happy)

you will die from starvation.

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"I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes
not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines."
— Charlie Munger

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"In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering.

In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the easy version. Find different ways to show up depending on the circumstances. Let your habits change shape to meet the demands of the day.

Adaptability is the way of consistency."

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This week's article How to become yourself

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Everyone gets knocked down; the difference is who stays down.

When you’re on the ground, you’ll hear people saying, ‘That's not fair’ or ‘That shouldn't happen.’ The longer you lie there, the louder the voices become.

Getting up isn’t easy, but it’s the only way forward.

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Leverage is the force multiplier of the world, the principle that allows the small to move the large and the few to influence the many. It’s the idea that a little force, strategically applied, can yield outsize outputs.

At its core, leverage is amplification. Think of a crowbar prying two boards apart or a pulley system hoisting a heavy load. In each case, the applied force is multiplied. But leverage isn’t just useful in physics. Rather, it’s a principle that applies across our lives.

Leverage is often lurking in the background of nonlinear outcomes. Consider the author who took the ideas in their head, put them in a book, and sold millions of copies, or the Wall Street investor who made a single decision that resulted in billions. Or even the CEO who directs the people working for them. All of these examples are leverage in action.

In personal development, leverage is about identifying the key habits, skills, and relationships that will impact your life and work most. It’s about focusing your energy on the critical few rather than the trivial many, about finding the points of maximum leverage where small changes can cascade into massive results.

An example of personal leverage is an employee who learns to use AI to amplify their impact on the organization far beyond their experience or effort. While labor is still a form of leverage, it can often be done with silicon chips. In this sense, the person who can leverage technology can compete in a way never imaginable.

However, leverage is not without its risks and responsibilities. Just as a small action can have an outsized positive impact, so can it have negative consequences. If you borrow too much money against your house and it turns out to be less valuable than assumed or interest rates change, the downside of leverage can quickly wipe you out.

Good ideas taken too far often cause unanticipated consequences. Wielding leverage to maximum effect all the time, as the West Virginia mine owners did, sows the seeds of ongoing unrest that undermines one’s ability to be truly effective. No one wants to feel exploited, and those who are never give their loyalty or their best work.

The key is to use leverage wisely and judiciously by understanding the systems you want to influence and considering the second- and third-­ order effects of your actions.

Leverage is a tool, not a toy, and like any tool, it requires skill, judgment, and respect.


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"The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you.”
— John C. Maxwell

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