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After every difficulty, ask yourself two questions: 'What did I do right?' and 'What would I do differently?
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It doesn't matter where you came from, it doesn't matter how poor you are, it doesn't matter where your family was. It all doesn't matter. You can achieve anything if you have really clear goals and if you work really hard to learn what you need to learn.
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There is an interesting point about the price of success: It must always be paid in full-and in advance. Everyone wants to be successful. Everyone wants to be healthy, happy, thin, and rich. But most people are not willing to pay the price.
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Courage comes from acting courageously on a day-to-day basis.
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The foundation of confidence in virtually every field is preparation.
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There's only one direction you can coast-downhill.
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Above all, you must maintain a positive mental attitude, looking for the good in every situation, and remain determined to be a completely positive person.
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I believe each person is more creative than he or she has ever imagined.
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Self-acceptance begins in infancy, with the influence of your parents and siblings and other important people.
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My secret for writing is going back to clarity. I'm very clear about what I want to accomplish-the goal-and then the next two are focus and concentration. And I've probably spent my whole life both practicing those two and teaching them. Focus. Focus on a single point and concentration. And concentrating on a single thing till it's done.
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Refuse to compromise what you know to be right for anyone or anything.
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All the businesses from the beginning of history have struggled with product development (assuming there is a market, doing the market testing and so on). But now they start with customer development. Get the customer who says, "Yes. I want that. I need it. I wanna use it. I'll pay for it." And then you go back and work with your engineers. It is changing the world!
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Stop talking about the problem and start thinking about the solution.
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Flood your mind continually with pictures of the health, happiness, and prosperity that you desire.
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When you believe that other people think highly of you, your level of self-acceptance and self-esteem goes straight up.
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Resolve in advance to persist until you succeed, no matter what the difficulty.
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Be thankful for all your blessings. An appreciative person makes a pleasant and optimistic person.
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Learn from the experts; you will not live long enough to figure it all out by yourself.
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Those who start in business with too little money are more likely to succeed than those who start with too much. Energy and imagination are the springboards to wealth creation.
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One of the most important rules of personal effectiveness is the 10/90 rule.
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Your 'frog' should be the most difficult item on your things-to-do list, the one where you're most likely to procrastinate; because, if you eat that first, it'll give you energy and momentum for the rest of the day.
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How much we like ourselves governs our performance.
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You are where you are and what you are because of yourself, nothing else. Nature is neutral. Nature doesn't care. If you do what other successful people do, you will enjoy the same results and rewards that they do. And if you don't, you won't.
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There's an interesting study that says wealthy people get up three hours before their first outside appointment.