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In order to apply most of your energy in one direction, you have to say no to things that a lot of other people say yes to. Most successful people are masters at eliminating the unnecessary from their lives.
Don’t focus on writing a book. Focus on writing a good sentence. Don’t focus on getting healthy. Focus on cooking a healthy meal tonight. Don't focus on reading a big book. Focus on finishing the next chapter.
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See their profilenew-venture success most often arrives in the shape of Plan B or Plan Z, not the Plan A that has been so lovingly articulated in the business plan.
Thinking in decades avoids a lot of bad behavior. If you think about relationships lasting decades, you'll handle the current moment differently. It’s hard to think short term and win long term.
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For a message to have real impact, to affect behavior and seed loyalty, it needs more than publicity. It needs to publicize some higher purpose, cause or belief to which those with similar values and beliefs can relate.
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