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On our path to achieving a goal we inevitably encounter obstacles. Some of the more familiar ones, aside from other people, are sacrifices of time, money, power, love, resources, and inner strength.
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018 |
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Success, money, and respect can lead to arrogance (just ask Icarus), so it is important to temper power with humility.
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102 |
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If a customer is happy, the output metrics (i.e., financial results) tend to follow.
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167 |
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When you get suckered into an arms race, you wind up in a never-ending battle that costs you massive amounts of money, time, and drive. And it forces you to constantly be on the defensive, too.
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144 |
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When you’re starting a business, whatever the size, it’s critically important to recognize that things are going to take longer and cost more money than you expect.
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142 |
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Holding yourself to a higher standard is expensive and time-consuming. It requires you to spend an enormous amount of time and money dealing with issues that many other companies would comfortably ignore. When the problems seem unsolvable, you have to keep after them.
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304 |
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The person passionate about what he or she is doing will outwork and outlast the guy motivated solely by making money.
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034 |
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Time and attention are best spent in large bills, if you will, not spare coins and small change.
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044 |
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…doing well with money has a little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.
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002 |
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Controlling your time is the highest dividend money pays.
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081 |