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Book of Fire
1. People-pleasing is the enemy of success.
2. Do what is necessary to get ahead.
3. Lead. Take initiative. Dictate the course of events.
4. Do not linger. Go. Even if it means outgrowing friends.
5. Over-humility weakens decision.
6. Impressions are important. Avoid vainglory but make victories seen. 




Opportunities find those whose achievements are visible.
7. Applied experience beats knowledge.

1. Do not just read. Assimilate.
2. Determined through calm. No tension yet not reckless. Spirit settled yet unbiased.
3. Perception and sight. Looking to seeing.
4. Intent, not fixedness. Commit to what one has settled to do, but be pliable.
5. Indecision kills. Be decisive, with a resolute spirit.
6. Inertia achieves nothing. Move.

Book of Earth:

1. Value the grueling discipline, not just the success.
2. Master multiple fields & learn constantly. Authority/trust/gravitas are forged through rigorous practice.
3. Master tools but rely on mindset. Use what gives advantage.
4. Know the foundations, but make your own way (even if unconventional).
5. Think differently but communicate clearly. Brilliant ideas are useless if no one understands.