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According to conventional wisdom, highly successful people have three things in common: motivation, ability, and opportunity. If we want to succeed, we need a combination of hard work, talent, and luck. The story of Danny Shader and David
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“Additionally, two words we need to be particularly stealth about sniffing out are the words “I know.”* Nothing slams the door on further investigation and radical action faster than Yeah, I know it’s important to be aware of my thoughts. No need to explain—next topic! They’re very sneaky words because we tend to think we’re rather impressive for knowing things, when in reality, no matter how much we “know,” there are always more sides to the story, giant leaps of faith, and an infinite number of questions that could massively expand our awareness. Especially in the realm of self-helpery, where we often need to hear things over and over and over before they click, it’s critical to stay wide-eyed and wondering.”
― You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
― You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
“The pioneering American journalist Marlene Sanders, who was the first woman to report from Vietnam during the war (and who was the mother of a son), once gave this piece of advice to a younger journalist: “Never apologize for working. You love what you do, and loving what you do is a great gift to give your child.”
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
― Dear Ijeawele; or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
“I mean, when you look at the lives men are really living, it’s sad, Marianne says. They control the whole social system and this is the best they can come up with for themselves? They’re not even having fun.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“You cannot give what you do not have, so if you want to help others you have to take care of yourself first.”
― You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
― You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
“We are feeling creatures, we are meant to experience, not deny, our emotions. Ergo, it’s not about being all yippy skippy every moment of every day and never ever feeling sad or angry or freaked out. Expecting yourself to feel only positive emotions is not only impossible, but will most likely make you feel like a failure instead of like a normal human. Feel what you feel, have a temper tantrum, shake your fist in the air and curse thy enemy’s name, lie facedown in your driveway and weep, let your emotions live large and then . . . make the decision to move on. It’s when we wallow in our negative emotions that we let them hold us back. Experiencing them, however, is healthy and critical to releasing them.”
― You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
― You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
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