Once something is obvious and working, people tend to underestimate it.

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If you stand up and do something correctly, people who care about that sort of thing would notice, they will notice and they will open doors for you, that's how the world works, don't underestimate the utility of proper action.

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Do both.

Work hard but also enjoy life. Do meaningful work but also play. Be disciplined but also have a drink with friends. Workout but also eat dessert. Consume, but also create.

Don’t get so caught up trying to be productive you forget to enjoy your life.


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"Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made. If you want a different result, make a difference choice."

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“It seems like cliches, right? Focus on the process, control the controllables. But really, as you work with these individuals you understand that this is the secret. It’s just too simple. Almost to the point where people want the complex thing, but we’ve got to nail the basics. If we nail the basics, everything else takes care of itself.

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Son,

You know you have grown when you reach a point where compliments don't inflate your ego, criticism doesn't deflate your confidence, blame, judgment, and projection don't destroy your peace, and what other people think of you doesn't bother you.

Emotional independence is top tier.

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"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday." - John Wayne

The only competition: You vs. You from yesterday.

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Focus on where you are: Make one good decision, then another one, then another one.

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Writer and programmer Simon Sarris on the value of effort:

"If you make lists of lofty goals, it can be easy to leave them to accumulate, as happens sometimes, into a mountain of to-do's and notes and half-forgotten plans. Dreaming alone is seductive, even a little sweet, since it lacks the pain of trying. So it feels proper to prize attempts more than dreams. You should have ideals, but you cannot only love an idealized future, you must cultivate a love of effort, too. If you really want something, then the soul must make demands of the body."

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The purpose of negative emotions is not to cause misery. It’s to prevent mistakes.

Outrage is a signal to speak up. Anxiety is a prompt to prepare. Guilt is a reminder to repair. Disappointment is a cue to persist.

Pain reveals principles. Where we hurt is a clue to what we value.

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