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If you spend an extra hour each day of study in your chosen field you will be a national expert in that field in five years or less.

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Earl Nightingale
Age: 68 †
Born: 1921
Born: March 12
Died: 1989
Died: March 25
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Never compete, create.
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Don't catch the bad and infectious attitudes of others.
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We've got to be of service first before we can expect money.
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Getting rich, or becoming outstanding at anything is all a matter of attitude. You must make up your mind once and for all - you commit yourself - and then just stay with it until you finally have what you set out to get.
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Everything you and I will ever have will come to us as the result of the way we use our minds, the one thing we possess that makes us different from all other creatures.
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Dream what you dare to dream. Go where you want to go. Be what you want to be.
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Now, success is not the result of making money making money is the result of success - and success is in direct proportion to our service. Most people have this law backwards. They believe that you're successful if you earn a lot of money. The truth is that you can only earn money after you're successful.
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Security isn't what the wise person looks for - it's opportunity.
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Visualization is the human being's vehicle to the future - good, bad, or indifferent. It's strictly in our control.
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Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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That's the secret: be interesting. If you can't be interesting, shut up. There's nothing wrong with silence.
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