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I’ll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

Tim Ferriss

Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.
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Beg Count Difficult Fight Learning Life Reputation Time
This is not my phrase, but if you’re stuck in the past, then you’re depressed. If you’re stuck in the future, then you’re anxious.
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Anxiety Depression Future Past Yourself
The fishing is best where the fewest go. There is just less competition for bigger goals.
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Best Big Competition Goal Inspirational Motivational
Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
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Encouragement Inspirational Need People
Being busy is a form of laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.
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Action Avoid Busy Comfortable Criticism Discrimination Form Lazy Thinking
Fun things happen when you earn dollars, live on pesos, and compensate in rupees.
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Fun Live Management Money
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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Fear Important Need
Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.
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Important Task Time
Age doesn’t matter. An open mind does.
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Age Mindset Open
Learn to ask, “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?”
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Accomplishment Day Learning Myself Satisfaction
I have plenty of money to do what I want to do, and I have the relationships.
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Abundance Money Myself Relationship
Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.
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Accomplishment Distraction Perception Slow
There is always more information than attention.
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Attention Information
Many a false step was made by standing still.
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Coward Fake Mistake Stand Step Wisdom
Simplicity requires ruthlessness.
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One Liner Simplicity
People are fond of using the its not what you know, its who you know adage as an excuse for inaction, as if all successful people are born with powerful friends. Nonsense.
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Action Born Excuse Friendship People Powerful Success

I’ll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

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I’ll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

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