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Lessons that I learned after college but wish I had learned before. I hope they serve you well.
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- Most champions do not have something you do not.
- Most of the times they don't want to lose more than they want to win.
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0:00Lessons that I learned after college that I wish I had learned earlier. Do you make better decisions and learn more by assuming you're dumber than everyone else? The hardest respect to earn is one's own. If you want to control what people think, control the words they say. You get more out of reading one book five times than reading five mediocre books once. Most champions do not have something you do not. They lack something you have. Most of the times they don't want to lose more than they want to win. Goodwill compounds faster than money. You're going to die. If nobody cares then, no one cares now. Do what you want. Extraordinary accomplishments come from doing ordinary things for extraordinary periods of time. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well. Be willing to negotiate everything except for your values.
0:32Humility doesn't come from lowering your regard for self, but raising your regard for others. The happy man has a thousand wishes. The sad man has won. Failure leads to learning. Learning leads to success. Success leads to complacency. Complacency leads to failure. It's a cycle, not an end …