“Seek out the moments when you felt your heart move. When something changed forever, even if that moment seems minuscule compared to the rest of the story. That will be your five-second moment. Until you have it, you don’t have a story. When you find it, you’re ready to begin crafting your story.”
― Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
― Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
“People’s incomes over a certain level aren’t taxed to pay for Social Security at all.”
― Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America
― Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America
“When you lose power over your own life, you don’t have much reason to stay energized and motivated.15 So, you protect yourself emotionally by checking out and giving up.”
― Laziness Does Not Exist
― Laziness Does Not Exist
“Your story must reflect change over time. A story cannot simply be a series of remarkable events. You must start out as one version of yourself and end as something new.”
― Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
― Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
“The Laziness Lie is a deep-seated, culturally held belief system that leads many of us to believe the following: Deep down I’m lazy and worthless. I must work incredibly hard, all the time, to overcome my inner laziness. My worth is earned through my productivity. Work is the center of life. Anyone who isn’t accomplished and driven is immoral.”
― Laziness Does Not Exist
― Laziness Does Not Exist
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