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Advance in the direction of your dreams

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) American author, poet, philosopher, polymath, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading …

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Get Hit and Keep Moving Forward

“Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. It’s how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning’s done.” Rocky Balboa (Sylvestor Stallone)(from the movie Rocky 6)

Gandhi on Change

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi(2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India

Real Artists Ship

Real artists ship. Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American inventor and entrepreneur. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs was co-founder and previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of the Walt Disney …

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Optimism

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller – (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree

Ability, Motivation, and Attitude

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Raymond Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American novelist, alcoholic, and screenwriter. He is best known for his crime fiction that featured the private detective character ‘Philip Marlowe’.

Entrepreneurship

My philosophy: Entrepreneurship, at its heart, is aligning your purpose for being on earth with a business idea so compelling that you must do it, despite the fears that hold you back. Pamela Slim – Author of Escape from Cubicle Nation

Focus

People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have …

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