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What do you want to stand for? What are your principles and values? Who do you wish to become?

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A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and, in many cases, automatically.
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Habit Performance Regular
The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you were made to do.
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Hurt Work Yourself
Motivation is overrated, environment often matters more.
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Environment Motivational Place
Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.
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Action Count Leadership Motivational Smart
Your behaviors are usually a reflection of your identity.
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Identity Reflection Yourself
The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game.
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Game Goal Play Purpose Win
As a general rule, the more immediate pleasure you get from an action, the more strongly you should question whether it aligns with your long-term goals.
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Action Goal Happiness Rule Strong Yourself
Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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Goal Lose Winner
We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits
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Deal Habit Live Ourselves Quality Run
Good habits can make rational sense, but if they conflict with your identity, you will fail to put them into action.
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Action Failure Goodness Habit Identity Yourself
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Find a way to get started in less than two minutes.
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Motion Object Start Stay Time
Goals are good for setting a direction, but systems are best for making progress.
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Best Direction Goal Goodness Progress System
Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.
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Change Improvement Live People Right Time Wait
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
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Action Person Type Vote Yourself
In short: genes do not determine your destiny. They determine your areas of opportunity.
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Areas Destiny Determination Opportunity
When preparation becomes a form of procrastination, you need to change something. You don’t want to merely be planning. You want to be practicing.
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Change Form Practice Preparation Yourself

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