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Do your best work
When we become complacent, we always look for the easy way out. That is when we fall for hacks and shortcuts that will set us back.
Don't settle for mediocre work. Do your best work so that you are proud of what you leave behind. Keep yourself to a high standard, focus on your skills, get better at what you do, and deliver work that is rewarding.
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Hacks are tempoary
When you try to go for a shortcut, you end up wasting your time. The only way to become better is by working on your skills.
Hacks and tactics are always about stuff that worked in the past. But when everyone starts using the same hacks and tactics, they are no longer effe...
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Skills get you what you want
Building a business or career is hard work. It takes time and energy to learn a new skill.
All successful people who've done well for themselves and their communities say the same thing: There is no way around hard work. Instead of focusing on the outcomes...
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Always Do Your Best
- Strive for excellence, not perfection.
- Focus on the process, not the outcome.
- Live in the present and give your best in every moment.
- Avoid self-judgment and regret; your best changes from moment to moment.
- Don't set unrealistic expectations for yourself....
An objection to "do what you enjoy"
One big fear we have is that when we let ourselves do what we enjoy, we'd waste even more hours each day on social media, instead of doing important things.
But we know that when we start a session of challenging work, we often need to give ourselves a push
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