“Your potential, the absolute best you’re capable of—that’s the metric to measure yourself against. Your standards are. Winning is not enough. People can get lucky and win. People can be assholes and win. Anyone can win. But not everyone is the best possible version of themselves.”
― Ego Is the Enemy
― Ego Is the Enemy
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“A perception that exists in the mind is often interpreted as a universal truth.”
― The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk
― The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk
“What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.”
― Who Moved My Cheese?
― Who Moved My Cheese?
“Regard [a friend] as loyal, and you will make him loyal.”
― Letters from a Stoic
― Letters from a Stoic
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