The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a "pet" notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.
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Repetition
is the mother of skill. (might be someone else who wrote it).
Repetition
is the mother of skill. (might be someone else who wrote it).
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of read more
When your views on the world and your intellect are being challenged
and you begin to feel uncomfortable because of a contradiction you've
detected that is threatening your current model of the world or some
aspect of it, pay attention. You are about to learn something. This
discomfort and intellectual conflict is when learning is taking place.
You are seeking joy and peace in far-off places. But
the spring of joy is in your heart. The haven read more
You are seeking joy and peace in far-off places. But
the spring of joy is in your heart. The haven of peace is in yourself.
Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.
Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.
It's important to me that money not be important to me.
It's important to me that money not be important to me.
The way to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the results you want to create. read more
The way to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the results you want to create. When you make a choice, you activate vast human energies and resources, which otherwise go untapped. All too often people fail to focus their choices upon results and therefore their choices are ineffective. If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise.
When building a team, I first look for people who love to
win, if I can't find any of those, read more
When building a team, I first look for people who love to
win, if I can't find any of those, then I look for people who hate to
lose.
