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If you focus on the process of climbing, you’ll end up on the summit – Yvon Chouinard

Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. … To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountains which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow. … But, of course, without the top you can’t have any sides. It’s the top that defines the sides.

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Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. – John F. Kennedy

The simple fact is that things do not just fall into place. When you see someone we feel to be successful, they didn’t just stumble into success. They made their own success by hard work. Success may be quick, but the work was not.

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You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water – Rabindranath Tagore

If you stand and stare, you will see how beautiful things are. You will never take action. Are you stuck in a rut of waiting and taking in the possibilities? Take those internal dreams and desires and express them through outward action.

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Well done is better than well said – Benjamin Franklin

When you put all those words and ideas into action, you’ll start to accomplish things. No matter how small your accomplishments, they are accomplishments. No one ever said, “Wow, what a great phrase.” People remember what you do, not what you say.

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Quality is not an act, it is a habit – Aristotle

When you get into the habit of not doing, it’s pretty bad. The only way to replace the habit of not doing, is to replace it with the mindset of doing your best every single moment in every single opportunity. So, go ahead and pursue quality.

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A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others – Ayn Rand

Sometimes we get so beat down by the success of those around us, whether we know them personally or through the headlines. We see that everyone else is doing it. Stop being competitive, and start being creative. Create your own success.

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How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top – Yvon Chouinard

It’s not whether you when or lose, it’s how you play the game. The same is true about climbing a moutain. If you get to the top, but you had to sell your soul, then what’s the point. If you climb the mountain on your own through hard work and individual effort, but you don’t reach the top, you have a lot to be proud of.

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The more things you do, the more you can do – Lucille Ball

As you push yourself beyond your personal limits, you’ll realize that your personal limits expand. If you continue to push on you’ll be putting forth a Herculean effort on a daily basis. You’ll accomplish superhuman feats on a daily basis.

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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

You can’t have everything in your head and your heart. You have to carry those thoughts into actions. Mental strength and knowledge is what you must build on, but it is essential to bring the plan to life with actions.

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If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves – Thomas Edison

Inside everyone, there is greatness. It doesn’t take inventing the light bulb. It takes doing what the bird does. It takes fulfilling your own life. By doing these simple things, you will live the most fulfilled life you can live.

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