The more time you spend complaining about what you deserve, the less time you have to focus on what you can create. Focus on what you can control.

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"Your actions are a consequence of your thoughts. Your thoughts are a consequence of what you consume. And in the modern age, what you consume is largely a consequence of how you select and refine your social media feed. Choose better inputs. Get better outputs."

- James Clear

Awareness

"One sign you haven’t done enough reading is if you find yourself agreeing with whatever book you read last. At first, it’s easy to be swayed by any reasonable argument. Once you’ve read a lot, you can see that even the best arguments have limitations."

- James Clear

Awareness

"Your focus should be on becoming a type of person you want to be, not a specific goal."

- James Clear

Personal Growth

"Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become."

- James Clear

Personal Growth

"You do not rise to the level of your goals; you fall to the level of your systems."

- James Clear

Personal Growth

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"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus."

- Alexander Graham Bell

Focus

"The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus."

- Bruce Lee

Focus

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

- Henry Ford

Focus

"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles. Let this Tuesday be a day of focus."

Focus

"If you can’t do something, then don’t. Focus on what you can."

- Shiroe

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