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"When we don't purposefully and deliberately choose where to focus our energies and time, other people--our bosses, our colleagues, our clients, and even our families--will choose for us, and before long we'll have lost sight of everything that is meaningful and important. We can either make our choices deliberately or allow other people's agendas to control our lives."