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A legend on looking at the perceived constraints

vutran | May 25, 2020, 7:50 p.m.

"Gordius, the King of Phrygia, once tied a knot that no one could untie. It was said that whoever solved the riddle of the Gordian Knot would rule all of Asia. So along comes Alexander the Grea who chops the knot to bits with his sword Just a little different interpretation of the requirements, thats all. And he did end up ruling most of Asia."

— Legend

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Leo Rosten on purpose of life

vutran | May 25, 2020, 7:47 p.m.

“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.” 

— Leo Rosten

Live with Purpose, Live by Priority, and Live for Productivity. Follow these three for the same reason you make the three commitments and avoid the four thieves—because you want to leave your mark. You want your life to matter.

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Chinese Proverb on keep on stepping

vutran | May 25, 2020, 6:02 p.m.

“To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.”

— Chinese Proverb

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Robert Brault on what really stops us

vutran | May 24, 2020, 2:32 p.m.

“We are kept from our goal not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal.”

— Robert Brault

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Oprah Winfrey on people around us

vutran | May 24, 2020, 2:31 p.m.

"Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher.”

—Oprah Winfrey

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Garry Keller on where to live with a decayed body

vutran | May 24, 2020, 2:30 p.m.

“If you don’t take care of your body, where will you live?”

— Garry Keller

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Garry Keller on arguing for limitations

vutran | May 24, 2020, 2:29 p.m.

“When you argue for your limitations, you get to keep them.”

— Garry Keller

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2025 Reading Challenge

2025 Reading Challenge
Better has read 12 books toward his goal of 36 books.
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2024 Reading Challenge

2024 Reading Challenge
Better has read 2 books toward his goal of 52 books.
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2023 Reading Challenge

2023 Reading Challenge
Better has read 17 books toward his goal of 52 books.
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2022 Reading Challenge

2022 Reading Challenge
Better has read 2 books toward his goal of 36 books.
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2021 Reading Challenge

2021 Reading Challenge
Better has read 0 books toward his goal of 60 books.
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2020 Reading Challenge

2020 Reading Challenge
Better has read 10 books toward his goal of 36 books.
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2019 Reading Challenge

2019 Reading Challenge
Better has read 21 books toward his goal of 24 books.
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