Just because you are good at something
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This is a huge factor in businesses that stay small and owners who don’t progress.
Luck always plays a part
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Luck always plays a part in success and failure and it’s so stupid to think that it doesn’t.
Uncertainty tolerance
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Your brain is a prediction machine, meaning that when things don't go as planned, there can be significant consequences.
Relentless focus on the basics
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Relentless focus on the basics is what separates winners in life and business from people who have massive plans but never get anywhere.
The richest person I know
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My friend Jason told me that, growing up, his goal was always, “to be the richest person I know.”
What do you do except hang around the kitchen?
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I recently listened to entrepreneur-turned-lecturer A.J. Wasserstein talk about life after he sold his company and found it resonated hugely.
Procrastination and perfectionism
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When are you succumbing to procrastination and perfectionism and what fear is it hiding?
The effort is the reward
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The effort itself can bring more than enough return.
What are you capable of?
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"What are you capable of?" is a question that I am absolutely obsessed with.
Perspective
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Happy people know that there are two ways of viewing every single situation.
The hardest thing
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The hardest thing about starting a business is winning the first client.
Prepare to be lucky
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We pretty much get what we expect.