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“Leaving some things undone is a necessary tradeoff for extraordinary results.”
― Gary Keller, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results

“the key to success isn’t in all the things we do but in the handful of things we do well.”
― Gary Keller, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results

“What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”
― Gary Keller, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results

“when you can see mastery as a path you go down instead of a destination you arrive at, it starts to feel accessible and attainable.”
― Gary Keller, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results

“When you say yes to something, it’s imperative that you understand what you’re saying no to.”
― Gary Keller, The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results

“outcomes are what matter—not the process, not controls, or, for that matter, what work you complete.”
― Gene Kim, The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

“Believe you already are what you want to be. And then start acting like it.”
― Jeff Goins, You Are A Writer

“Before others will believe what is true about you, you’ll have to believe it yourself.”
― Jeff Goins, You Are A Writer

“To create your best work, you’ll have to make room for it. You’ll have to cut out the excess noise and focus on what really matters:”
― Jeff Goins, You Are A Writer

“It’s not enough to be good. You have to be great.”
― Jeff Goins, You Are A Writer

“It’s time to stop waiting to be asked and start creating.”
― Jeff Goins, You Are A Writer

“Helping people builds trust. With trust comes permission. With permission, the opportunity to share your work.”
― Jeff Goins, You Are A Writer

“A brand will happen whether you like it or not. Either you intentionally choose one for yourself, or one will be given to you.”
― Jeff Goins, You Are A Writer

“how we respond matters more than what happens to us.”
― Jeff Goins, The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

“Life is too short to do what doesn’t matter,”
― Jeff Goins, The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

“The risk of not committing is greater than the cost of making the wrong choice.”
― Jeff Goins, The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

“At the times when you feel stuck, the right thing to do is take a risk and go “all in”
― Jeff Goins, The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

“Do you give up? Or do you push through the pain and make your way to mastery?”
― Jeff Goins, The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

“Your calling is not just one thing; it’s a few things. The trick is to not be a jack-of-all-trades but to become a master of some.”
― Jeff Goins, The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

“I stopped trying to be famous and focused instead on trying to be successful.”
― Jeff Goins, The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

“Life is not a support system for your work; your work is a support system for your life.”
― Jeff Goins, The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do

“The ears of our generation have been made so delicate by the senseless multitude of flatterers that, as soon as we perceive that anything of ours is not approved of, we cry out that we are being bitterly assailed; and when we can repel the truth by no other pretence, we escape by attributing bitterness, impatience, intemperance, to our adversaries.”
― Martin Luther, Concerning Christian Liberty

“The unchanging element is change—”
― Edward B. Burger, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

“True experts continually deepen their mastery of the basics.”
― Edward B. Burger, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

“The depth with which you master the basics influences how well you understand everything you learn after that.”
― Edward B. Burger, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

“Search for evidence and don’t be satisfied until you know the why.”
― Edward B. Burger, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. —Winston Churchill”
― Edward B. Burger, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

“mistakes are positive elements of quintessential thinking and failure is an important part of the foundation upon which to build success.”
― Edward B. Burger, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

“Mistakes and failure are not signs of weakness; instead they are opportunities for future success. Failure is a sign of a creative mind, of original thought and strength.”
― Edward B. Burger, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking

“refuse to accept assertions blindly. Challenge everything and everyone—including your teachers. Don’t be intimidated. You are the best authority on what you don’t understand—trust yourself: don’t be afraid to ask the questions you need to ask, and be brave enough to change your thinking when you uncover a blind spot.”
― Edward B. Burger, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking