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Deliberate practice, focus, and smart work and strategy are what lead to success, whereas busyness leads to mediocrity. Don't work in the bakery. Own the bakery.

Men don’t mature by age.They mature through experience and overcoming struggle.Never equate a man’s age to his wisdom.

Be creative, not defensive. Focus on the solutions, not on the problems.

If you have hit the rock bottom, I am happy for you. Hitting rock bottom can be a powerful catalyst for your growth. It will teach you lessons about resilience, self-reliance, and the true meaning of success that can't be learned on the mountaintops of life. While it's painful,…

Anything that is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.

You deserve better. You owe yourself an apology for putting up with trash that you don't deserve.

Before you go to bed, spend a few minutes reviewing your day. What did you do well? What you could have done better? What did you learn? That’s it. Now you will sleep better and your mind will be better prepared for the next day. Try it tonight.

Check on yourself throughout the day: Are you focused on your goals? Are you disciplined? Are you enthusiastic? Are you feeling energized? Stay motivated. Stay succeeding.

Don't ever forget that you can do great things. Find one thing and do it greatly.

In our darkest moments, we often shout out to God, and all we want is for Him to shout back and let us know that He’s there. God doesn’t shout. He whispers. You need to take a moment to be quiet so that you can hear Him.

Don't blame anyone. Take responsibility and control those things that are directly under your control. Your power lies in your ability to stay in control.

Start from the end. Have a clear picture of your future. Make it so vivid that seeing it in your imagination energies you. Take the smallest step you can today towards it.

Everyone on the planet is here for a purpose. The day you figure out your purpose is the day you become unstoppable. Purpose is finding out what you want and following it.

Tedious practice and hard work are common among the elite and rare among the ordinary.

Free education is all over the Internet. It's abundant. It's the desire to learn that's scarce.

Comfort is easy Discipline is hard Excuses are easy Responsibility is hard Being nice is easy Being kind is hard Complaining is easy Acceptance is hard Stagnation is easy Improvement is hard Average is easy Greatness is hard

What does it mean to be a man?

Not everyone can be ambitious in life. High ambition usually comes with struggle, stress, failure, and working hard for a lifetime. Not everyone is willing to embrace the struggle and pain for a long time.

If you are suffering from low self-confidence and self-esteem; start accumulating wins in your life. Your success in academics, profession, business, weight loss, productivity, or breaking bad habits will build your character and improve your self-image. Respect the grind.

Owning your challenges is the opportunity to grow and become strong.If you avoid the challenges and the struggle and pain that comes with it, you avoid growing in life. You can't grow in life with everything going well and relaxed.