People frequently get what they deserve, but it doesn’t feel like it because the unspoken rule is that you only deserve it if you have
(1) the courage to attempt it
(2) the guts to ask for it, and
(3) the willingness try again when it doesn’t work out the first time.
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Henry David Thoreau on being effective, not merely efficient: “It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?”
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