"Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first."
FREDERICK WILCOX
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- Steady, slow progress. Speedy progress is difficult to keep on fueling. Instead, regularly add tasks into your calendar and keep up with it.
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Getting rid of stuff can be quite liberating. Much of this process is about deciding who you are and who you’re not going to be.
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