Ask the big questions
You have to take the time to ask the big questions:
- What is your big goal?
- Why is it your goal?
- How will you get there?
- Why do you think it is the path to your goal?
Hard things in life are not achieved through simple effort. It's insight that illuminates the road and strategy that gets us there.
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