“It seems a peculiar fact that it is easier to concentrate on something that is not good for us, than on something that is beneficial. This tendency is overcome when we learn to concentrate consciously.”
― The Power of Concentration
― The Power of Concentration
“Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs”
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“With regard to performance, commitment, effort, dedication, there is no middle ground. Or you do something very well or not at all.”
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“On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit'. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.”
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