Life

"If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live." (Martin Luther King, Jnr)

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Discovery

"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." (Andrew Gide)

This rings very true for me as an entrepreneur. Very few businesses get great results from the word go but to stick with it you have to be extremely committed.

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Preparation

"The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare to win." (Bobby Knight)

The boy scouts' motto is 'Be Prepared' for a reason...


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Belief

"Man is what he believes" (Anton Chekhov)

So much of what we experience is down to perceptions and interpretations. Yes, there are a few hard facts (even these can be challenged by battle-hardened philosophers) - but all our perceptions are filtered through our belief-systems which explains why the same event can become a totally different experience for two different people.

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Circumstance

"We are not creatures of circumstance, we are creators of circumstance." (Benjamin Disraeli)

You have the power within you to make your dreams a reality, what's holding you back?

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Luck

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" (Seneca)

So I wish you all the very best of preparedness, and an abundance of opportunities...


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Doubts and fears

“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt” (William Shakespeare)

Let a doubt creep into your head and it will often poach enough of your cerebral processing to become the focus of your conscious or subconscious intentions. Once that happens the doubt or fear is well on the way to becoming reality.

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Learning

"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning." (Bill Gates)

Definitely true in business. To translate this into personal life, swap 'most unhappy customers' for 'biggest departures from your comfort zone'...

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Passion

"The happiness of a man in his life does not consist in the absence but in the mastering of his passions" (Tennyson)

What do you have a passion for?

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Craziness

Thanks to oneafrikan for Chris Rock's "Quote of the Year":

“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America’s Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn’t want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named Bush, Dick, and Colon. Need I say more?”

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