The wise person has long ears and a short tongue
German proverb
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Patience
Don’t shake the tree when the pears fall off themselves.
Slovakian Proverb
There are certain situations you will find yourself in, where patience does all the work.
Sometimes there is no need for action, no need for hard work. Sometimes the only thing to do is wait patiently and enjoy the result.
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Embrace Chaos and Problems
Storms make oaks take roots.
Only through chaos and conflict you will learn to cope with problematic situations.
Living a live without challenges, without dead-ends, would make you a pretty boring and also pretty weak on your own.
You have to embrace challenges in order to grow with them, in order to become more awesome day by day.
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Polish yourself
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Chinese proverb
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Sleep later
Success and rest don’t sleep together.
Russian Proverb
Yup, human beings need sleep, I know that. But I also know that sleep steals a lot of time. Time you could spend studying, training, working or even enjoying yourself, going out, reading a book etc.
Success needs effort and time so you should not be a person who likes to sleep 10 hours per day if you want to see results (in less than 40 years).
Make it a habit to sleep less then you are used to and work on still being fit anyway. It works, trust me.
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Think before you speak
The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
Arabian Proverb
Why talk? Talking is a way to achieve something, it should not be done for its own cause.
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Don’t look for scapegoats
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Chinese Proverb
When something goes wrong you should not start looking for someone to blame. Think about what you could have done or can do in the future to prevent sucht things.
It is not worth anything to have someone to blame if it does not provide a solution. Don’t be the hater, instead be the one who observes and comes up with some ideas to be better next time. Take the high road!
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Get to know people!
When you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart.
Russian Proverb
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Hard work rocks!
Hard work never killed a man.’ Men die of boredom, psychological conflict and disease. They do not die of hard work.
Scottish proverb
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Get up, get out!
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He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him
Dutch proverb
This one is about leaving your comfort zone. If you start doing stuff it is natural to go outside “into the world” and achieve things. I don’t say that you can’t achieve something at home or that you can’t develop personally at home, actually your home is essential for your development and it is important, but if you want to achieve something great, you have to take the guts and go out there. That’s why normally it’s half the rent if you just take your lazy ass out of your comfy chair or couch and get out of your home, out of your comfort zone.
It will take time to get used to “go outside”, but remember for example you being a kid. Didn’t it feel natural to go and play outside? It was not interesting if the weather was good or not, we just felt the urge to do so. Today many of us lost that urge and are used to relax in our homes, braindead and idling. Stop that, get up, get out!
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