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Knowledge has no value except…”

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“…that with can be gained from its application toward some worthy end”

Napoleon Hill, “Think and grow rich”

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Who said, “do the thing and you shall have the power”?

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

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What did Seth Godin mean when he said, “don’t let the lizard brain win” in his book Linchpin?

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According to the author, the lizard brain is the part of us wants to stay safe, to keep from being eaten, to avoid taking chances, to avoid looking like a fool, letting the lizard brain win. It means following the rules conforming and not doing your best

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“Hope is for…”

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“…fools.”

Melissa Robinson during an electro physiology case at the University of Washington in 2014

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It doesn’t matter how much milk you spill…

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as long as you don’t lose your cow!

From the book failing forward by John Maxwell

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If at first you succeed…

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try something harder!

From the book Failing Forward by John Maxwell

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Don’t listen to yourself, talk to yourself

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Dr. James Gills (completed 6 double iron mans). Quoted in Make Money, Live Wealthy - Austin Netzley. The idea is to not listen to the doubts and fears that your mind generates but rather talk to yourself in words of encouragement to keep on running…

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Practice doesn’t make perfect…

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it makes permanent

Quote attributed to Bobby Robson - athlete.

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Let small bad things happen

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Quote from Timothy Ferriss’ book “The 4 hour work week”. The idea is that there is a compromise. By focusing on the large ticket items, small bad things will fall through the cracks. Accept these small bad things in the name of focusing on the more important things.

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“Attention is currency”. Spend it wisely.

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Quote from Timothy Ferriss’ book “the 4 hour work week”. If your attention is consumed by some worry you have the worst of all worlds. You are not enjoying the now in front of you but you are also not productively addressing the concern.

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What is “Monkey Mind” and why should you avoid it.?

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Buddha described the human mind as being filled with drunken monkeys, jumping around, screeching, chattering, carrying on endlessly. We all have monkey minds, Buddha said, with dozens of monkeys all clamoring for attention. Fear is an especially loud monkey, sounding the alarm incessantly, pointing out all the things we should be wary of and everything that could go wrong.

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You don’t have to get it perfect…”

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“you just have to get it going”

Jack Canfield - author of Chicken Soup for the Soul

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“Learn the rules like a pro…”

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“So you can break them like an artist”

Pablo Picasso

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Finish the quote:

“It’s not how good you are, it’s…

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“how good you want to be…” (I forget the source

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You can’t catch a fish…

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with your hook in the air. (fly fishing saying)

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Fill in the blanks of this quote: Start…Do…Use…?

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Start where you are, Use what you have, Do what you can. Arthur Ashe

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The reward of a thing well done is…

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Having done it. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The question isn’t “who is going to let me?”…

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It’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand.

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Champions eat…

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feedback for breakfast- paraphrased from Gary Keller, author of Millionaire real estate investor

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Success is the result of …

Good judgement is the result of …

Experience is the result of …

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good judgement

experience

bad judgement

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What is meant by “Step into the intersection”?

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From the Medici Effect by Frans Johansson involves the blending of cultures and concepts from one field into another to come up with novel ideas..

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“The only reason to give a speech is…”

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“…to change the world”. JFK

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“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is…”

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…an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo

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The true art to innovation is

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expanding your adjacent possible.