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The question you should be asking isn't, What do I want? or What are my goals? but What would excite me?

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Tim Ferriss
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: July 20
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Personal branding is about managing your name - even if you don't own a business - in a world of misinformation, disinformation, and semi-permanent Google records. Going on a date? Chances are that your blind date has Googled your name. Going to a job interview? Ditto.
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Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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