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Quote: “Remember, there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” Scott Adams
Translation: Kindness is contagious. Everything you do out of kindness has knock-on effects that, over time, could grow into a tsunami of kindness.
Can a robot hold down a desk job? I can’t see it actually happening.
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Quote: “A step to the left can change your world.” Thomas Murray
Translation: Why do you keep doing things the same old way? Fresh perspectives reveal fresh opportunities.
Quote: “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou
Translation: You’re stronger than anything that sets you back. Rise again.
Thucydides.
Far from thinking that ‘might makes right’, the great historian’s analysis of war identifies a vice common to all states
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Quote: “Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.” Angela Duckworth
Translation: Any idiot can start something, completing despite setbacks, discouragement and personal loss takes more than most people have in them.
Quote: “When life knocks you down you have two choices: stay down or get up.” Tom Krause
Translation: Life doesn’t care about your feelings. Get up. There’s no alternative.
Despite its simplicity, the daily journal has played a key role in the careers of many prolific people.
Have you tried journaling?
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Quote: “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain
Translation: Nobody else can tell you what inspires and motivates you. Only you get to do that.
#Leadership
One of the things that I learned from running a business for over 30 years is that offering too much choice is a mistake. aeon.co/essays/why-an-abunda…
Quote: “A friend is someone who sees through you and still enjoys the view.” Wilma Askinas
Translation: we all need people in our lives who like us for who we are, and not what we have.
Quote: “Little strokes fell great oaks.” Benjamin Franklin
Translation: Loudmouths get attention, but the real workers are quiet, consistent and much more effective.
Quote: “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.”
Bill Bradley
Translation: Nobody can meet your goals for you. It’s up to you to kick your own arse until you get there.
For centuries, historians have known of accounts from the Middle East and northeastern Africa that speak of supertall buildings from 2,000 years ago. Now we may have found proof.
allthatsinteresting.com/ethi…
Quote: “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” Edmund Hillary
Translation: You’re not perfect, becoming successful will mean transforming yourself.
Quote: “Failure is nature’s plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.” Napoleon Hill
Translation: Falling short teaches you how to grow into someone better.
Quote: “No matter how carefully you plan your goals, they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.” W. Clement Stone
Translation: Your endless planning is just a way to avoid testing your ideas in the real world. Step up.
Quote: “The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitudes.” Victor Frankl
Translation: You don’t have to react the way others expect you to. Make your own choices.
