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You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.

James Clear

Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death.
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Born Death Discipline Man Soft
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
True long-term thinking is goal-less thinking. It’s not about any single accomplishment. It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement.
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Accomplishment End Goal Improvement Thinking True
A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.
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Change Destination Direction Leadership Meaningful Small
Put another way, the costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.
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Bad Cost Future Goodness Habit Present
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
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
If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.
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Better Goal Improvement Result System Yourself
Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement
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Habit Improvement Interest
A genius is not born, but is educated and trained.
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Born Education Genius Training
Problem #1: Winners and losers have the same goals.
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Goal Lose Winner
When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy. You can be satisfied anytime your system is running.
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Fall In Love Permission Product Run Satisfaction Wait Yourself
When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy.
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Fall In Love Happiness Permission Process Product Wait
Getting 1 percent better every day counts for a lot in the long-run.
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Better Count Feeling Impact Run
Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.
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Inspirational Life Professional Schedule
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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