The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.
Hasidic Proverb
Overcome fear
We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.
Dr. Henry Link
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CLassic entrepreneurship
Enterpreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk. That’s the classic great entrepreneur.
Mohnish Pabrai
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The pull of excitement
If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision puls you.
Steve Jobs
No limitations
Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do.
Brian Tracy
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Slow but steady
I walk slowly but I never walk backward.
Abraham Lincoln
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Do you want it?
Once again i hear of somebody who is going to settle down and do their work, painting or writing or whatever, as soon as they get a better light installed, or as soon as they move to a new city, or as soon as they come back from the trip they have been planning, or as soon as…
It’s simple: they just don’t want to do it, or they can’t do it, otherwise they’d feel a burning itch from hell they could not ignore and “soon” would turn quickly into “now”
Being alone vs. loneliness
It’s beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. It means the mind is not influenced or contaminated by society
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Becoming genius
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Thomas Edison
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A man of value
Try not to become a man of succees but rather try to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein
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