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If you want to achieve some really big and interesting goals, you have to learn to fall in love with hard work.

Steve Pavlina

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Steve Pavlina
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: April 14
Author
Businessperson
Engineer
Programmer
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Santa Monica
California
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