In the absence of this kind of conscious conditioning, you’ll automatically become weak in both body and mind. If you aren’t regularly exercising your courage, then you are strengthening your fear by default; there is no middle ground.
STEVE PAVLINAIt’s funny that when people reach a certain age, such as after graduating college, they assume it’s time to go out and get a job. But like many things the masses do, just because everyone does it doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.
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Don’t die without embracing the daring adventure your life is meant to be.
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The exact process you use to build courage isn’t important. What’s important is that you consciously do it. Just as your muscles will atrophy if you don’t regularly stress them, your courage will atrophy if you don’t consistently challenge yourself to face down your fears.
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Risk the stuff. It’s worthless anyway. But don’t make the insane choice of sacrificing your happiness for stuff.
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Think for yourself. Unplug yourself from follow-the-follower groupthink, and virtually ignore what everyone else in your industry is saying (except the ones everyone agrees is crazy).
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Tackling challenges that are too big for you is what makes you grow as a human being.
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Network selectively. Nothing says “business newbie” like shotgun networking. “You never know when someone might say yes” is marketing for dummies.
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Replace “Have to” with “Want to.”
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When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity.
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It’s a serious character weakness to think you can get something of value for little or nothing, to believe that life will flood you with abundance when you won’t commit yourself to delivering your best contribution in exchange.
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The most intelligent thing you can possibly do with your life is to grow.
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Security is worthless if you have to sacrifice growth to get it
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If you dislike the answers you’re getting from life, try asking better questions.
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Spiritual development requires the freedom to connect with different parts of reality in order to understand them more fully.
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If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.
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By all means listen to other people’s advice, but when in doubt go with your gut instinct.
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