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If you don’t own Gold, you know neither history nor economics.

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People who confuse what they wish were true with what is really true create distorted pictures of reality that make it impossible for them to make the best choices.
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Choice Confusion Creation Impossible People True
There is a strong tendency to get used to and accept very bad things that would be shocking if seen with fresh eyes.
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Acceptance Bad Eyes See Strong
I also believe that everyone needs to think independently and make their own decisions on what makes the most sense.
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Believe Decision Independent Myself Need Thinking
Once you accept that playing the game will be uncomfortable, and you do it for a while, it will become much easier (like it does when getting fit). When you excel at it, you will find your ability to get what you want thrilling.
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Acceptance Comfortable Excellence Game Play Thrill Yourself
To be successful, we need everyone to think independently and work through disagreement to decide what’s best.
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Best Decision Independent Need Success Thinking
Constantly probe the people who report to you, and encourage them to probe you.
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Encouragement People Yourself
What matters most is that the people you work with share your values.
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People Share Value Work Yourself
I think meditation has been the single biggest reason for whatever success Ive had.
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Meditation Myself Success Thinking
Meditation helps you stay in a calm, clear-headed state so that when challenges come at you, you can deal with them like a ninja – in a calm thoughtful way. When you’re centered, your emotions are not hijacking you.
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Calm Challenge Emotion Help Meditation Stay Yourself
Everyone has to decide for themselves what works for them and their organization.
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Decision Organization Work
I believe that dreamers who simply imagine things that would be nice but are not possible don’t sufficiently appreciate the laws of the universe to understand the true implications of their desires, much less how to achieve them.
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Achievement Believe Desire Dreams Imagination Myself Simplicity Understand
Treat your life like a game.
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Game Life One Liner Treat
Meditation more than anything in my life was the biggest ingredient of whatever success I’ve had.
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Big Life Meditation Myself Success
I think so many people are reactive… they see things in a short term way they’re right up against it.
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Myself People Reaction Right Thinking
Some people who are creative are not reliable and vice versa; some see big pictures while others see details, etc. All of them are important to have on well-orchestrated teams.
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Creation People Photograph Team Trust
There are far more good answers “out there” than there are in you.
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Control Drive Inspirational Yourself

If you don’t own Gold, you know neither history nor economics.

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