Do the Work
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You wanted a level playing field, one where you have just as good a shot as anyone else? Here it is. Do the work.
“The power of fasting to rebalance a man is usually combined with prayer and was used by powerful men such as Aristotle, Socrates, Jesus, Mohammad, Ghandi, Moses, Marcus Aurelius, and many others. These men would fast for up to 40 days on just water, and this was a major source of their spiritual power, clarity, and reasoning.”
― Hard Times Create Strong Men: Why the World Craves Leadership and How You Can Step Up to Fill the Need
― Hard Times Create Strong Men: Why the World Craves Leadership and How You Can Step Up to Fill the Need
“Do. The. Work. Every day, you have to do something you don’t want to do. Every day. Challenge yourself to be uncomfortable, push past the apathy and laziness and fear.”
― Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
― Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
“Don’t tell me the glass is half-full or half-empty; you either have something in that glass or you don’t.”
― Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
― Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
“Life is not a problem to be solved. Just remember to have something that keeps you busy doing what you love while being surrounded by the people who love you.”
― Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life
― Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life
“In anything you do, it takes no talent to work hard. You just have to want to do it.”
― Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
― Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
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