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Some of you are going to hate this book. At least you will if you are a proud member of the coalition of naysayers, the ones who say that reaching for Financial Independence (FI) is only for the privileged, and that their personal hard-luck
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I think this is one of my favorite forewords. It heads off the people who make excuses, play the victim card, instead of working to fix their situation. This is a great anti-victimhood section because she has had it worse than a lot of people and yet she chose not to limit herself by playing the victim card.
“When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.”
― 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success
― 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success
“If the only way you can inspire the troops is by a regimen of exhaustion, it’s time to look for some deeper substance. Because what trickles down is less likely to be admiration but dread and fear instead. A leader who sets an example of self-sacrifice can’t help but ask self-sacrifice of others.”
― It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
― It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
“Following group chat at work is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda. It’s completely exhausting.”
― It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
― It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
“Management scholar Peter Drucker nailed it decades ago when he said “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.”
― It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
― It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
“People have no problem with change they asked for. What people don’t like is forced change—change they didn’t request on a timeline they didn’t choose. Your “new and improved” can easily become their “what the fuck?” when it is dumped on them as a surprise.”
― It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
― It Doesn't Have to be Crazy at Work
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