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"Steven is getting more personal in this book about his inner world. That is interesting to observe. I am curious to see the connection to his earlier books: The War of Art + Do the Work." — May 30, 2026 12:04AM
"Steven is getting more personal in this book about his inner world. That is interesting to observe. I am curious to see the connection to his earlier books: The War of Art + Do the Work." — May 30, 2026 12:04AM
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.”
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“A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his condition, and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts; ceases to kick against circumstances, but begins to use them as aids to his more rapid progress, and as a means of the hidden powers and possibilities within himself.”
― As a Man Thinketh
― As a Man Thinketh
“Be glad. Be good. Be brave.”
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“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.”
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“I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost... I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place.
But, it isn't my fault.
It still takes me a long time to get out.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in. It's a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault. I get out immediately.
walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
I walk down another street.”
― There's a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost... I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place.
But, it isn't my fault.
It still takes me a long time to get out.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in. It's a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault. I get out immediately.
walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
I walk down another street.”
― There's a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery
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