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• You are as big as the things that make you angry.
• When speaking to an audience, it’s better to fix your gaze on a few people than to “spray” your gaze across the room. Your eyes telegraph to others whether you really believe what you are saying.
• Habit is far more dependable than inspiration. Make habits. Don't focus on getting into shape. Focus on becoming the kind of person who never misses a workout.
• When negotiating, don't aim for a bigger piece of the pie; aim to create a bigger pie.
• If you repeated what you did today 365 more times, will you be where you want to be next year?
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• You can't reason someone out of a notion that they didn’t reason themselves into.
• Your best job will be the one that you were unqualified for because it stretches you. In fact, only apply to jobs you are unqualified for.
• Buy used books. They have the same words as the new ones. ...
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• Take the stairs.
• What you actually pay for something is at least twice the listed price because of the energy, time, money needed to set it up, learn, maintain, repair, and dispose of at the end. Not all prices appear on labels. Actual costs are 2x listed prices.
• When you arrive...
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• It’s thrilling to be extremely polite to rude strangers.
• It’s possible that a not-so smart person, who can communicate well, can do much better than a super smart person who can’t communicate well. That is good news because it is much easier to improve your communication skills than you...
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• Purchase the most recent tourist guidebook to your home town or region. You’ll learn a lot by playing the tourist once a year.
• Dont wait in line to eat something famous. It is rarely worth the wait.
• To rapidly reveal the true character of a person you just met, move them onto an...
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• Don't believe everything you think you believe.
• To signal an emergency, use the rule of three; 3 shouts, 3 horn blasts, or 3 whistles.
• At a restaurant do you order what you know is great, or do you try something new? Do you make what you know will sell or try something new? Do y...
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• Actual great opportunities do not have “Great Opportunities” in the subject line.
• When introduced to someone make eye contact and count to 4. You’ll both remember each other.
• Take note if you find yourself wondering “Where is my good knife? Or, where is my good pen?” That means ...
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• When buying a garden hose, an extension cord, or a ladder, get one substantially longer than you think you need. It’ll be the right size.
• Dont bother fighting the old; just build the new.
• Your group can achieve great things way beyond your means simply by showing people that the...
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• Focus on directions rather than destinations. Who knows their destiny? But maintain the right direction and you’ll arrive at where you want to go.
• Every breakthrough is at first laughable and ridiculous. In fact if it did not start out laughable and ridiculous, it is not a breakthrough....
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• The best time to negotiate your salary for a new job is the moment AFTER they say they want you, and not before. Then it becomes a game of chicken for each side to name an amount first, but it is to your advantage to get them to give a number before you do.
• Rather than steering your lif...
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• If your opinions on one subject can be predicted from your opinions on another, you may be in the grip of an ideology. When you truly think for yourself, your conclusions will not be predictable.
• Aim to die broke. Give to your beneficiaries before you die; it’s more fun and useful. Spen...
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• You see only 2% of another person, and they see only 2% of you. Attune yourselves to the hidden 98%.
• Your time and space are limited. Remove, give away, throw out things in your life that don't spark joy any longer in order to make room for those that do.
• Our descendants will ac...
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