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I think a good business book has one coherent idea that is richly played out.
Marcus Buckingham
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Marcus Buckingham
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 11
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Hertfordshire
Marcus Wilfrid Buckingham
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When you feel as though you can't do something, the simple antidote is action: Begin doing it. Start the process, even if it's just a simple step, and don't stop at the beginning.
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We dream of having a clean house - but who dreams of actually doing the cleaning? We don't have to dream about doing the work, because doing the work is always within our grasp the dream, in this sense, is to attain the goal without the work.
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The best way to find out whether you're on the right path? Stop looking at the path.
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We live with them every day, and they come so easily to us that they cease to be precious.
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