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“Life is growth. You grow or you die.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“Starting my own business was the only thing that made life’s other risks—marriage, Vegas, alligator wrestling—seem like sure things. But my hope was that when I failed, if I failed, I’d fail quickly, so I’d have enough time, enough years, to implement all the hard-won lessons. I wasn’t much for setting goals, but this goal kept flashing through my mind every day, until it became my internal chant: Fail fast.”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“It turns out that the things I hated most as a child are the same things that serve me the most as an adult.”
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
“If someone else is putting out negativity, then maneuver around them like you would a puddle on the ground. If you respond with negativity, you will only get dragged into the mud. It is a talent to stay positive and avoid negativity in the face of a sometimes cruel, unfair, and indifferent world. Cultivate that talent. It's the secret to living a happy life.”
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
“How you handle rejection is very similar to how you’ll handle success. If you’re strong enough to handle rejection without taking it personally, without holding a grudge, and without losing your passion and drive, then you’ll be strong enough to reap the rewards. But if you’re too weak to handle failure and disappointment, then you’re too weak to handle success, which will only end up damaging your life and happiness.”
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
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