“Your strengths have the capacity to become so dominant that they render your limitations irrelevant. - Dr. Lance Watson”
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
“Many of us are sundials in the shade. Things aren’t working, but we are not broken. We are just in the wrong spot. We need to move out of the shade and into the sun, or we need to start chopping down trees.”
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
“In her TED talk, Dr. Duckworth said, “One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. It wasn’t social intelligence. It wasn’t good looks, physical health, and it wasn’t IQ. It was grit. Grit is a passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is stamina. . . . Grit is living life like it’s a marathon and not a sprint.”
― An Entrepreneur’s Manifesto
― An Entrepreneur’s Manifesto
“The earlier the entrepreneurial mind-set is introduced in our young people, the more potent it can be. Start teaching young people to observe the needs of others and to think about how to satisfy those needs through voluntary trade and make a profit. When you see a store, discuss it. Point out prices. Point out quality. Raise their consciousness about ownership. Ask them who owns that building? What would that building sell for? How could we get money to buy that building? What problems does our community have? What new businesses would solve them?”
― An Entrepreneur’s Manifesto
― An Entrepreneur’s Manifesto
“Most people don’t enjoy everything about their jobs. Instead of trying to find the perfect job or business, we should strive to increase the number of hours per day that we can apply our strengths and decrease the number of hours each day that we spend in our areas of weakness.”
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
― The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness by Flaunting Weakness
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