Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can’t do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.
TIM FERRISSIf the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
More Tim Ferriss Quotes
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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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Emphasize strengths, don’t fix weaknesses.
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I’ll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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If you spend your time, worth $20-25 per hour, doing something that someone else will do for $10 per hour, it’s simply a poor use of resources.
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If you don’t have time, the truth is, you don’t have priorities. Think harder; don’t work harder.
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It’s not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
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Being able to quit things that don’t work is integral to being a winner.
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Just a few words on time management: forget all about it.
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The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.
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Pacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.
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Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
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The fishing is best where the fewest go. There is just less competition for bigger goals.
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Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.
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What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.
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If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.
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Are you better off than you were one year ago, one month ago, or one week ago? If not, things will not improve by themselves.
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Reality is negotiable.
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You can lose money and make it back, you can’t do that with time.
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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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Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple.
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Exercise is overrated.
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Uncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.
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Three ingredients of luxury lifestyle design are time, income, and mobility.
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The way that you become world-class is… by asking good questions.
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To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.
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The goal is not to simply eliminate the bad, which does nothing more than leave you with a vacuum, but to pursue and experience the best in the world.
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