Be careful not to be the very person you despise – which is surprisingly easy to be one.
JENREL IVAN
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I don’t agree that you should narrow your focus, you get the best outcome when you get the broadest appeal. (...) I’d be careful to conclude to just do a small thing. All success stems from doing one thing very well — then moving broader.
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