You Rise by…

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In the words of James Allen, “Whatever your task may be, concentrate your whole mind upon it; throw into it all the energy of which you are capable. The faultless completion of small tasks, leads inevitably to lager tasks. See to it that you rise by steady climbing, and you will never fail.”

Whatever you are doing, whatever your task may be,

if you want to be good at it, if you want to master it,

you must concentrate your whole mind upon it.

Be the best at what you do. Study everything about it.

Ask great questions. Learn everything about what you do.

Listen to people who have done it. Learn from others. Relearn what you already know.

Learn what you do not know.

Because we rise by learning.

We rise by loving.

We rise by teaching.

We rise by asking questions.

We rise by doing what others do not do.

We rise by challenging ourselves.

We rise by facing our fears.

And we rise by conquering ourselves.

Again, whatever you do, do it well.

Why You Should Follow Yourself

Empty Road
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“Never follow the man who tells you to follow him.”

“Never follow the man who tells you to follow him. He is only telling you to follow his motives and mind. Always listen to the man who speaks through his heart and does not tell you to follow him. He only wants you to follow the teachings from his heart and not his mind. A man who tells you to follow him will turns followers into his company, while a true leader who does not tell you to follow him, will sit in the company of his followers.”- Suzy Kassem