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Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.

Tim Ferriss

A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.
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Comfortable Himself Life Measurement Person Success Willing
Reality is negotiable.
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Deep Life One Liner Reality
Learn to be difficult when it counts.
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Count Difficult Learning
I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.
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Control Discipline Independent Value
Tomorrow becomes never. No matter how small the task, take the first step now!
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Future Past Small Step
An entrepreneur isn’t someone who owns a business, it’s someone who makes things happen.
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Business Entrepreneur Inspirational
If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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Challenge Face Important Scare
Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can’t do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
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Average Believe Greatness People
For uncommon solutions, you have to look in uncommon places.
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Place See Solution Yourself
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.
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Insecurity Self Love World Yourself
The universe doesn’t conspire against you, but it doesn’t go out of its way to line up the pins either. Conditions are never perfect.
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Condition Perfection Universe Way Yourself
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
Pacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.
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Blessing Curse Fight Freedom Help Military Minimalism
Role models who push us to exceed our limits, physical training that removes our spare tires, and risks that expand our sphere of comfortable action are all examples of eustress—stress that is healthful and the stimulus for growth.
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Comfortable Growth Health Limitation Modeling Risk Role
Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on!
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Approve Attack Believe Calm Carry Expectation Focus Hope Resistance Yourself
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

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