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Tips For Exploring Your Limits

Questioning everything. Writing if the answers come up different than you thought.
Writing about what made you feel a certain way, or shameful things you learned from.
Contacting people “out of your league”.
Exploring and experiencing new ideas and things or breaking with expectations.
Assuming you’re an expert until you’re proven otherwise so you can find your limits.

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Where Are Your Limitations? - James Altucher

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The Weird Strategy Dr. Seuss Used to Create His Greatest Work (And Why You Should Use It Too)

In 1960, two men made a bet. There was only $50 on the line, but millions of people would feel the impact of this little wager. The first man, Bennett Cerf, was the founder of the publishing firm, Random House. The second man was named Theo Geisel, but you probably know him as Dr. Seuss.

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The challenge

In 1960, Theo Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, was challenged to write an entertaining children's book using only 50 different words. The result was the best-selling book, Green Eggs and ...

The Power of Constraints

Dr. Seuss discovered while writing his book "Green Eggs and Ham" the power of setting constraints.

Setting limits for yourself (time, money, words, etc.) often leads to better results than if you keep your options open.

Constraints have benefits

Limitations inspire you to find creative solutions. If you have a one-year-old child that requires all your time, you have to find creative ways to get some exercise.
Constraints force you to get something done. Without constraints, we would postpone our tasks, sometimes indefinitely.

That is why professionals set a schedule for their production while amateurs wait for the perfect moment.

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Thea F.

@theaf511

10 Things You Need to Know To Become a Great Leader - James Altucher

I started the company, I had the initial idea, I raised $30 million for it from A+ investors (i.e. "rich people"), I bought two companies for it, I hired the first 50 employees, and then I was shown the door. The reason? I was a bad leader.

jamesaltucher.com

More Success For Others Than For You

Everyone around you needs to become better than you.
Figure out how your employees, clients, and customers can be successful in what they are doing.

Constructive Criticism

Don't just say NO to something you don't like or want to change.

Say, 'Yes, and.." then provide constructive feedback on what is good and what can be improved.

One thing you are grateful for

Practice saying and recalling things that you are grateful for. It changes your mindset positively, leading to better productivity.

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Kyle Red

@redkyle

3 Things School Taught You Without You Even Realizing It

So I wrote a story about a school shooting. Except, in my story, once the shooter was cornered by police, instead of blowing his own brains out he began teaching the children himself, executing the ones who misbehaved or didn't follow directions. At first, his executions seemed irrational and cruel.

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School should not be the place where kids just learn and pass information, but a place where they learn about themselves.

The power of failure

Failure helps us. It’s how we are learning. It is the path to growth. So being comfortable with it allows us to take more calculated risks and see opportunities where others aren’t looking.

You picked up in School without realizing that:

1. Success comes from the approval of others.

2. Failure is a source of shame.

3. You depend on authority.

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