Sakfucius

98.6% of success in life is accomplished by tortoises, not hares. Be the slow and steady tortoise. — Sakfucius

Join the Longview Club

Published in Investing

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In the short-term, an individual stock price is often a popularity contest, but in the longer term, stock prices reflect the real growth in earnings per share and cash flow. — Sakfucius

Change your Life

Published in Clarity, Priority, Tenacity, Time

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What if each January, you set one true master goal, the one goal that changes your destiny, reviewed your progress weekly, and completed it unfailingly, by December? — Sakfucius

Sum of Habits

Published in Habits, Happiness, Success

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Your success trajectory comes down to your habits. Be mindful and build superior daily and weekly habits. — Sakfucius

Challenger

Published in Communication, Differentiation, Influence

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Aug 2, 2024

To be memorable, you need to challenge and modify another’s thinking or at least teach them something new. — Sakfucius

Appreciation Alignment

Published in Clarity, Happiness, Questions, Stress

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Jul 31, 2024

Are the things you are doing truly appreciated by the one you are striving to please? This misalignment is one root of relationship strife. — Sakfucius

Rewards of Capitalism

Published in Investing, Progress

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Capitalism rewards business ownership; therefore, invest in healthy businesses at a fair price. — Sakfucius

Accurate Awareness

Published in Priority, Success, Wisdom

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You can’t make deft decisions unless you have an accurate awareness of the world around you. — Sakfucius

Calibrate Thyself

Published in Clarity, Resilience

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Distill your own “Top Ten Commandments” when living is good, because you will then have a compass to fall back on during difficult times. — Sakfucius

Greatness on the Edge

Published in Progress, Success

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To make greatness happen, live a bit on the edge and don’t always play it safe. — Sakfucius

Clear in Minds Eye

Published in Clarity, Progress, Success

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If you imagine your future in high definition detail, you will make decisions to make it your reality. — Sakfucius

Don’t Just Drift

Published in Progress

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Every choice changes your course. Make choices, use your rudder, don’t drift in life’s breeze. — Sakfucius

Focus on Why

Published in Clarity

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The wise focus on learning the essential “why” behind everything. If you don’t know why, you really don’t know much. — Sakfucius

Invest or Spend

Published in Clarity, Progress, Time

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Time is free but it is priceless. Are you investing time or spending it? — Sakfucius

Break Missions

Published in Progress, Resilience, Success, Time

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Break every important mission into milestones and reasonable target dates. — Sakfucius

W.I.N. Over Stress

Published in Clarity, Priority, Stress, Success

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When you focus only on What’s Important Now (W.I.N.), your stress about the far off future fades. — Sakfucius

Arguments Rarely Win

Published in Communication, Influence, Stress

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Think ahead. Only argue when you foresee how the argument leads to desired outcomes. — Sakfucius

Not Yet

Published in Resilience, Success, Tenacity

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Two of the best words to use when someone questions your progress are “not yet.” Not yet also works when you question yourself. — Sakfucius

Zero Failures

Published in Resilience

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Do you see setbacks and learn lessons, or do you see failures? — Sakfucius

Post-Ink

Published in Clarity, Communication, Influence

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Create the summary and you will influence the outcome of every meeting. — Sakfucius

Be Adaptive

Published in Success, Tenacity

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It is not the smartest or strongest who survives and thrives, but rather the one who adapts. — Sakfucius

Life and Fairness

Published in Success, Tenacity

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Some days you will do everything just right, and fail. Life is not fair but get right back in the saddle tomorrow. — Sakfucius

Forever a Student

Published in Balance, Happiness, Optimism, Progress, Younger

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Be curious, question everything, and learn new stuff daily. Those who do stay young at heart and optimistic about the future. — Sakfucius

Key to Unhappiness

Published in Happiness

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A sure way to remain unhappy for all your life is to always want more, more, more. — Sakfucius

Self Imposed Limits

Published in Progress

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It is far more damaging to set your goals and expectations too low than too high. — Sakfucius

Move On

Published in Happiness

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Forgive everyone for everything if you want to be free and at peace. — Sakfucius

Feeling Glum

Published in Happiness

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Whenever you feel down and glum, recharge by helping someone else. — Sakfucius

Save Ferris

Published in Balance

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Playing hooky a few times each year is good for the soul. — Sakfucius

Avoid You Should

Published in Influence

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Those who say “perhaps consider…” instead of “you should…” exert much greater influence over the people they hope to persuade. — Sakfucius

Passion Inside

Published in Success

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Do you want to lead, create, or win? The level of genuine, unwavering, inner enthusiasm that you have for your mission will determine your success. — Sakfucius

Your Wheelhouse

Published in Investing

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Invest in businesses and industries that you understand, not hot tips in mysterious corners of the equity universe. — Sakfucius

When to Sell

Published in Investing

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Don’t sell a stock when it is at an all time high. Sell it when it is clearly overvalued and irrationally popular. — Sakfucius

Mind Nutrition

Published in Fitness

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What are you feeding your mind? Are you watching hours of mental junk food like news, sports, and sitcoms? — Sakfucius

Admitting Mistakes

Published in Progress

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Quickly admitting that you made a mistake is the key to taking nimble corrective steps, instead of compounding the effects. — Sakfucius

Real Progress

Published in Progress, Time

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Plan your day with your first cup of coffee, or others will plan it for you. — Sakfucius

Perfect Meeting

Published in Communication

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Did you use more words than the other person in your meeting? He who speaks most usually fares worst. — Sakfucius

Listening Intently

Published in Communication

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Exceedingly few listen well and ask the right follow-up questions. Develop this skill and your influence will grow. — Sakfucius

Choose Optimism

Published in Optimism, Success

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