One of my pet principles is that, whatever success you have, you get out of bed and earn it by your own successful behavior each and every morning. But you can’t let prudent paranoia grow to govern. Fortune favors the bold. Bold with
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“The best way to choose what to keep and what to throw away is to take each item in one’s hand and ask: “Does this spark joy?” If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it. This is not only the simplest but also the most accurate yardstick by which to judge.”
― The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
― The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
“All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits,” William James wrote in 1892.prl.2 Most of the choices we make each day may feel like the products of well-considered decision making, but they’re not. They’re habits. And though each habit means relatively little”
― The Power Of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business
― The Power Of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business
“I don't want you to wake up at sixty-five and realize, 'I spend forty of my best years doing something that just funded my life.”
― Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job
― Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job
“Quitting a job doesn't jump-start a dream because dreams take planning, purpose, and progress to succeed. That stuff has to happen before you quit your day job.”
― Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job
― Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job
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