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Gary Keller on being appropriate in the moments

vutran | Aug. 27, 2020, 12:40 p.m.

I learned that success comes down to this: being appropriate in the moments of your life. If you can honestly say, “This is where I’m meant to be right now, doing exactly what I’m doing,” then all the amazing possibilities for your life become possible.

— Gary Keller

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Gary Keller on how life is a question

vutran | Aug. 26, 2020, 5:38 p.m.

LIFE IS A QUESTION

You may be asking, “Why focus on a question when what we really crave is an answer?” It’s simple. Answers come from questions, and the quality of any answer is directly determined by the quality of the question. Ask the wrong question, get the wrong answer. Ask the right question, get the right answer. Ask the most powerful question possible, and the answer can be life altering.

— Gary Keller

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Jim Rohn on designing happiness for the present

vutran | Aug. 26, 2020, 5:29 p.m.

“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”

— Jim Rohn

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Entrepreneur Patrick Collison on the value of reading

vutran | Aug. 25, 2020, 5:35 p.m.

"You could try to pound your head against the wall and think of original ideas or you can cheat by reading them in books."

— Entrepreneur Patrick Collison

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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on motivating others

vutran | Aug. 25, 2020, 5:35 p.m.

"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast endless sea."

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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James Clear on write to be useful rather than to sound smart

vutran | Aug. 25, 2020, 5:34 p.m.

"Don’t write to sound smart. Write to be useful. 

If you’re useful over a long time period, you will end up looking smart anyway."

— James Clear

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James Clear on planning long term seeds from now

vutran | Aug. 24, 2020, 6:22 p.m.

"If the only reason you're not pursuing a dream is because of the length of time it will take to achieve it, you should start right now. Think long-term."

— James Clear

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