6. Preparation and Patience

The kind of patience that leads to success is not the same as waiting. Waiting has no benefits. Investing time doesn't do anything on its own.

The kind of patience needed for success is an active, self-doubting kind of patience. It's putting in enormous amounts of work, review...

Many times we become impatient when we have put in the hard work and aren’t seeing any results. But remember that nature doesn’t operate linearly, so cultivate patience. Mother nature doesn’t worry, why should you? 

• When we have a huge mess around us, it’s hard to be focused. It’s hard to really put our best effort into our meaningful work.
• Lack of structure creates a lack of trustability. When our lives are completely unstructured and messy, it’s hard for others to trust us.
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