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This book is not going to be a revelation. It is meant to be a reminder. A reminder of how life happens to all of us, in a similar yet unequal fashion.
Nothing beats the feeling of having done more in twenty-four hours than what the day expected you to!
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A year from now, you will wish you had started today.
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Time goes away and leaves us with only one of these two things: regret or results.
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While we (almost always) don’t choose our problems, we can always choose how to respond.
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You are what you do. Not what you say you’ll do. We know ourselves through our thoughts. But we know others through their actions. That is true for others as well. They can’t read our thoughts. All they see is what we do. It does not matter what we say. What matters is what they see us doing. Commitments are nothing if not backed up with actions.
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Consistency + Authenticity is the magic formula to crack the content game.
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Success is a relationship you have with your own self.
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The pro is the amateur who simply showed up every day.
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Don’t measure how valuable you are by the way you are treated.
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Whatever you are feeling today will fade away.
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To know what you don’t know is power. To ask and learn what you don’t know is a superpower.
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When you pick mentors who are way beyond your level of expertise, you might miss out on a lot. The things that you seek are so obvious to them they won’t even realize you need an explanation!
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The decisions about people are best made with your heart.
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What you did and who you became was your life in true essence.
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If you often worry about what people will think of you, you will often end up doing what people want you to do.
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If your happiness depends on external validation, then your happiness depends on something you do not control.
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If you do not have the money to pay for something right now, you DO NOT have the money.
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Listening to someone without judgement or prescription is the most precious gift you can give someone.
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No one owes you their time and money. You earn it, every day, by the work you do.
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If you don’t ask, the answer is always no.
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‘I wish everyone could get rich and famous and everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that’s not the answer.’
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As you grow professionally, it is not what you know but how you deal with people that determines your success.
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And only if your work sets other people up for their success will you be successful yourself.
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The scars that you wear on your body. Don’t regret them. Don’t hate them. Don’t reject them. They are signs of a battle you fought.
I love habits, because the kind of person I become pursuing them opens up multiple doors, instead of chasing goals that may (perhaps) lead to just one door if one gets lucky.
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Asking is the best thing to do, before making assumptions.
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We know others through their actions. We know ourselves through our thoughts.
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Your discipline is defined when you are fully present, for all the times you are present. That shows you are interested, enjoying the process, and in the flow!
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I use my senses to drive action. Keep your phone in another room while sleeping. Place your dumb-bells right next to your bed Keep the book where you can see it easily. Set your alarm to that song that lifts you up. Apply your favourite deo/perfume when starting the day. These things work!
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The human mind is conditioned to feel happy and fulfilled while making progress.
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Being calm despite the storm is a powerful skill.
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Fear has led to more procrastination than laziness ever will.
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Finding security in your own achievement is the biggest achievement.
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Your self-talk determines your self-worth.
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Movement brings momentum. Stagnation amplifies sadness.
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Serendipity happens to those who are not married to the outcomes. Instead, to the process.
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It is better to be busy in the chase of finding yourself instead of being busy in the rat race and never know yourself.
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Comparing yourself to others is the biggest waste of time. Everyone had different beginnings. Different temperaments of parents. Totally different interests and hobbies. Different ways parents perceived success. Different teachers who taught you to fit in. And you expect yourself to outsmart someone else. It is an insult to your journey. And an insult to what all you have endured to get here. If you truly want to compare, compare yourself to who you were yesterday.
Remember.
People will help you only when you have helped them understand how they can.
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If you don’t try because you are scared of losing, you have put in motion the input of losing.
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The most memorable moments of your life would have a sense of freedom attached to them.
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We can build our own prisons through our thoughts, or let go of all bars, break ceilings and imagine the best outcome possible.
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Being grateful in life for what you have is precious.
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Complaining has never ever led someone to a solution.
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Working out teaches you discipline and patience like few other things do.
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How you treat someone who has nothing to offer defines your value system.
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Yet hand on heart, we always know what we truly seek. And the universe has a beautiful system of landing what you ask for, on your plate.
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Capability is rarely the question mark in life. It is always the intent.
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‘I trust you not because you know everything. I trust you because I know that you will do everything in your capacity to find the answer.’
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