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18 Excellent Pieces of Advice That Most People Ignore
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When you hear good advice, you should always do two things:
Take it in and pass it on.
Take it in and pass it on.
It's easy to find someone to tell you what you want to hear,
but your true ally is one who tells you what you need to learn.
Give yourself an edge with these 18 gems of sage advice that most people ignore.
but your true ally is one who tells you what you need to learn.
Give yourself an edge with these 18 gems of sage advice that most people ignore.
1. Take time to know yourself.
When you know who you are, you can be wise about your goals, your dreams, your standards, your convictions.
Knowing who you allow you to live your life with purpose and meaning.
When you know who you are, you can be wise about your goals, your dreams, your standards, your convictions.
Knowing who you allow you to live your life with purpose and meaning.
2. Focus brings big results.
The number one reason people give up so fast is that they tend to look at how far they still have to go instead of how far they have come.
But it's a series of small wins that can give us the most significant success.
The number one reason people give up so fast is that they tend to look at how far they still have to go instead of how far they have come.
But it's a series of small wins that can give us the most significant success.
3. Show up fully.
Don't dwell on the past, and don't daydream about the future,
but concentrate on showing up fully in the present moment.
Don't dwell on the past, and don't daydream about the future,
but concentrate on showing up fully in the present moment.
4. Don't make assumptions.
If you don't know the situation fully, you can't offer an informed opinion.
If you don't know the situation fully, you can't offer an informed opinion.
5. Be patient and persistent.
Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.
Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.
6. To get, you have to give.
If you support, guide, and lead others, if you make contributions to their lives, you will reap the best rewards.
If you support, guide, and lead others, if you make contributions to their lives, you will reap the best rewards.
7. Luck comes from hard work.
Luck happens when hard work and timing and talent intersect.
Luck happens when hard work and timing and talent intersect.
8. Be your best at all times.
You never know what the future will bring, so always make the best use of the present.
You never know what the future will bring, so always make the best use of the present.
9. Don't try to impress everyone.
The unhappiest people are those who care the most about what other people think.
The unhappiest people are those who care the most about what other people think.
10. Listen to learn.
Learn how to listen. You can't learn anything when you're talking.
Learn how to listen. You can't learn anything when you're talking.
11. No task is beneath you.
Don't put yourself above anyone or anything; work hard in silence and let success make the noise.
Don't put yourself above anyone or anything; work hard in silence and let success make the noise.
12. You can't always get what you want.
But, as the song says if you try you may find you get what you need.
But, as the song says if you try you may find you get what you need.
13. Don't worry about what other people think.
Personality begins where comparison leaves off. Be unique. Be memorable. Be confident. Be proud.
Personality begins where comparison leaves off. Be unique. Be memorable. Be confident. Be proud.
14. Do what is right, not what is easy.
Strength of character leads us to do the right thing, even when there are easier options.
Strength of character leads us to do the right thing, even when there are easier options.
15. Dreams remain dreams until you take action.
Without action, an idea is just a dream.
Without action, an idea is just a dream.
16. Learn something new every day.
Have the mindset of a student. Never think you are too old to ask questions or know too much to learn something new.
Have the mindset of a student. Never think you are too old to ask questions or know too much to learn something new.
17. Make what is valuable important.
Instead of thinking about what is profitable, think about what is valuable. Invest in others and you will grow your portfolio.
Instead of thinking about what is profitable, think about what is valuable. Invest in others and you will grow your portfolio.
18. Believe in yourself.
The way you see yourself is the way you will treat yourself, and the way you treat yourself is what you become.
The way you see yourself is the way you will treat yourself, and the way you treat yourself is what you become.
Sometimes we get excellent advice but we forget to take it in. Take it in and pass it on.
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