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There is no reason ever to have the same thought twice, unless you like having that thought.

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The ancestor of every action is a thought. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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You won't see how to do it until you see yourself doing it.
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Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax
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Most people move actually into high performance in a crisis because that creates the kind of focus that creates high performance.
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Trust yourself to do what you really feel like doing, and what you feel like doing will change. Don't, and it will plague you.
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You don't actually do a project you can only do action steps related to it.
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It was helpful to be able to call a lawyer...it turns out, that not only did they help me, but they really helped the whole community.
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You can do anything, but not everything.
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Virtually every problem that would show up in your business can be traced back to communications somebody didn't talk to somebody about something.
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If you don't pay attention to the things that have your attention, you'll give them more attention than they deserve.
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Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because the doing of them has not been defined.
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It's hard to be fully creative without structure and constraint. Try to paint without a canvas. Creativity and freedom are two sides of the same coin. I like the best of both worlds. Want freedom? Get organized. Want to get organized? Get creative.
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A complete and accurately defined list of projects, kept current and reviewed on at least a weekly basis, is a master key to stress-free productivity.
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Focusing on your values may provide you with meaning, but it won't simplify things.
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