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1. Drop Your Ego
Most people let their egos prevent them from getting started. They’re afraid to look foolish, so they rather stay in their comfort zone. If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. You first need to be a beginner before you can become a master. Don’t let your ego prevent you from getting started. Your ego is afraid to look foolish, so it will convince you to start ‘tomorrow’ or ‘next week’.
Drop your ego and get started.
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2. Momento Mori
The Latin phrase memento mori literally translates to, “remember that you must die.”
Since you don’t know how long you have to live, you should make the most of today. Don’t postpone your dreams. Don’t postpone kindness. Don...
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3. Be Strict With Yourself
You are responsible for the quality of your life, the results in your career, and the state of your health. Yes, external things do influence your life, career, and health. But ultimately, you are responsible. You are in control. You are in the driver’s seat of your life. This means you must hold...
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5. Surround Yourself With Great People
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best self. Other people’s energy is contagious. This can make or break you, so you have to be mindful of who you surround yourself with.
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4. See Failure As An Opportunity To Improve
Each time, you’ll learn something. Each time, you’ll develop strength, wisdom, and perspective. Each time, a little more of the competition falls away. Until all that is left is you: the best version of you.
Nevertheless, we’ve been conditioned to avoid failure and see mistakes as a bad th...
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In pursuit of a better life or career, procrastination is the biggest obstacle to overcome. Procrastination is the one thing holding us back from being our best selves and living life to the fullest. But once you learn how to eliminate it from your life, you can quickly move from idea to execution and become unstoppable.
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Why should you step out of your comfort zone?
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Pick your battles
Getting along with difficult people is not the same as justifying or turning a blind eye to what is unacceptable, such as bullying or discrimination. But if they’re simply rubbing you up the wrong way, offering viewpoints that are different to your own, or holding fast to an issu...
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