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January 14 - February 4, 2017
“The quality of your questions determines the quality of your life.”
we’re not an object, we’re a process.”
Dealing with the temporary frustration of not making progress is an integral part of the path towards excellence.
The secret is to show up, do the work, and go home.
“To do original work: It’s not necessary to know something nobody else knows. It is necessary to believe something few other people believe.”
Everyone who can hear this has more power than they think they do. The question is, what are you going to do with that power?”
WHY EXERCISE IS IMPORTANT TO STAN Aside from the self-image and performance aspects: “It also puts discipline in the day. I find that if the day is terrible, but I worked out, at the end of the day I’ll go, ‘Well, I had a good workout,’ almost no matter what happens.
“This might sound really crazy, but I’ll just look in the mirror and laugh at myself … break down this wall of being so pretentious about not being able to be silly. I think there’s a great power in not taking things so seriously.”
“Happiness is my natural state.”
‘There is great security in insecurity.’
‘Appreciate what’s good about this moment. Don’t always think that you’re on a permanent journey. Stop and enjoy the view.’
So I would just say, ‘Believe in yourself more deeply. You’re bigger than that. Dream bigger,’ I would say.”
hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It’s the same thing—fear—but it’s what you do with it that matters.”
Be sure to look for simple solutions.
If the answer isn’t simple, it’s probably not the right answer.
