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“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” – Confucius In his book The Five Things We Cannot Change, author David Richo writes, “The Zen poet Basho says: ‘All who have achieved real excellence in any …
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The Shadow Self “And one of the elders of the city said, ‘Speak to us of good and evil.’ And he answered: ‘You are good in countless ways, and you are not evil when you are not good.’” — Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his grandson about a battle that …
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“Willpower is likely the most important keystone habit there is. Willpower has more of an impact on individual success than intelligence, talent or education level.” – P. James Holland, The Power of Habit Willpower is the distinguishable characteristic many strive to command, yet slips from our hands, like clutching at water. Every human endeavour requires willpower, …
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A Commanding Self-Belief “The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”—Benjamin Disraeli Long ago, a man was reading the morning newspaper and noticed his name in the obituary column. To his surprise, the newspapers had reported the death of the wrong person. His first …
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Change And Self-Transformation “I can affect change by transforming the only thing that I ever had control over in the first place and that is myself.” – Deepak Chopra Self-transformation remains fundamental to the human condition. The ability to affect our life through change remains our greatest virtue. Yet, most people sail through life powerless …
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Thoughts Emerge From Consciousness “Where does a thought go when it’s forgotten?” — Sigmund Freud Quick! What are you going to think next? Yes, it was a trick question since you’re unlikely to know what thoughts will emerge in your mind until they do. Yet identifying with thoughts is an unsupportive habit, given they seem …
