Initiative
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Company Freedom
How many people have you met from other companies this month? The broader your network, the more options you have when you seek. — Sakfucius
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Bucket List Up
What do you have on your bucket list? Those who chase their list stay spry, dynamic, and really alive longer than most. Don’t wait for someday. — Sakfucius
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Younger Entrepreneurs
The greatest advantages of a young entrepreneur is sense of overconfidence, immortality, and little to lose. If you take enough mighty swings at the ball in the dark, one may turn out to be a home run. — Sakfucius
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Older Entrepreneurs
Older entrepreneurs have many advantages such as connections, credibility, industry experience, domain expertise and the kind of relationships that can take years to cultivate. They spot opportunities and anticipate problems that others miss. — Sakfucius
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Possible
Nearly any change is possible. All you need to do is decide to change, start on your plan, and stick to your decision. — Sakfucius
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Improve Weekly
Do you really believe that you are indispensable and irreplaceable where you work today? The only security within your own control is to continuously improve yourself. — Sakfucius
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Creativity
You can’t be creative if you are afraid of being wrong. When is the last time you were wrong? — Sakfucius
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Generous with Credit
How often do you celebrate and give credit to someone else? When is the last time that you took the initiative? — Sakfucius
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Proactive
What would happen if you wholeheartedly decided that you love change? What happens when you are all in while everyone else resists change?. — Sakfucius
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Overnight Success
Do you really think most overnight successes didn’t burn the midnight oil? Don’t daydream your primetime away. — Sakfucius
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Excuses
Don’t make excuses because they are the silent killers of your dreams. — Sakfucius
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Magic
Work and action are where the magic happens. — Sakfucius
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Start
Getting started comes before getting motivated, not the other way around. — Sakfucius
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Environment
Why work in a negative environment when you are free to find a positive one? — Sakfucius
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Lettuce
Don’t wait long to take action on your ideas. Ideas have a shelf life like lettuce in the refrigerator — motivation wilts with time. — Sakfucius
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Permission
Millions of ideas have died untried because someone asked for his manager’s permission. — Sakfucius
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Action Always
Taking pretty good action today always beats waiting for perfection. — Sakfucius
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Life Design
Either design your life’s plan or someone else will do it for you. — Sakfucius
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Green Lights
Don’t wait for the lights to all turn green. There is never a perfect time. — Sakfucius
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Perspective Change
Are you looking for problems or are you looking for opportunities? Approaching each day with the latter attitude will change your life. — Sakfucius
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Greatness
Rarely is something great, easy to do. Does hard work and taking risks scare you? — Sakfucius
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Better to Fail
It’s better to try and fail, than to never try. Be prepared to get back up if you get knocked down, with no loss of enthusiasm. — Sakfucius
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Best Time
The best time to have started was yesterday so don’t delay until tomorrow. — Sakfucius
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Get More Done
You can get through life without writing things down but the ones who use ink get much more done. — Sakfucius
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Put Things Off
What if you decided to never procrastinate on important, impactful tasks, even when they are daunting? — Sakfucius
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Expand
Expand your possibilities, expand your circle of friends, expand your life, by smiling and saying hello. — Sakfucius
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Momentum is Fragile
Sharing too much too soon about your plans, before taking massive action, is likely to kill your momentum. — Sakfucius
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Yes Man
What if you said yes twice as often as you now do? — Sakfucius
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Think for Yourself
Of course Wall Street chants ‘you can’t consistently beat the S&P 500’ so invest with us. Think clearly, do the math, yes you can, and it’s worth the effort. — Sakfucius
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Lucky
It’s hard to get lucky if you don’t put yourself out there. — Sakfucius
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Offer Coaching
Even the best, if they are self-aware and confident, appreciate thoughtful coaching. Be ready to help if you can get asked. — Sakfucius
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Courage
Do you think for yourself? Do you act on your conclusions? Do you defy convention? That is courage. — Sakfucius
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Crazy
Einstein was right: change is essential. It is crazy to expect different outcomes if you keep doing the same things the same way. — Sakfucius
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Want to Lead?
A leader is not a leader until someone publicly endorses and follows her. Cultivate those first endorsements with care and zeal. — Sakfucius
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Storytelling
Every important idea, every monumental change, every revolution was ignited by a story that resonated and a storyteller who sparked it. — Sakfucius
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Accomplish Much
You can accomplish much more if you don’t care who gets the credit. — Sakfucius
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Choices on the Journey
Top decile success is rarely because of genetic strength, speed, best grades, or looks. Success comes to those who choose a life of integrity, initiative, and optimism. — Sakfucius
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What Happens Next
Being positioned in the right place at the right time is crucial. Anticipate, and don’t procrastinate. — Sakfucius
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Contrarian Takes Guts
Do you zig when most everyone zags? Although rarely admitted, most people prefer to not stick out, to not have mistakes exposed and, as a result, become average over time. — Sakfucius
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Did You
Did you try? Sometimes the odds look bleak but you can’t be certain it will not work unless you actually, wholeheartedly, tried. — Sakfucius
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Quid Pro Quo Society
If you don’t ask someone for a favor, nothing will happen. Chain reactions often start with an ask. — Sakfucius
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Priceless
Talk is cheap, decisive committed action is priceless. — Sakfucius
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Initiative
There is no substitute for taking initiative and decisive action. Become a trailblazer. — Sakfucius
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Initiative and Impact
What can you do to make a profound difference on someone’s life? Take initiative when you see an opportunity. — Sakfucius
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Be Wary
Telling people what you plan to do backfires as critics, pessimists, advisors, admirers, and the envious all take their shots at your idea. Do it first, show it later. — Sakfucius