If you envy successful people, you create a negative force field of attraction that repels you from ever doing the things that you need to do to be successful. If you admire successful people, you create a positive force field of attraction that draws you toward becoming more and more like the kinds of people that you want to be like.

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If everyone could be a successful and rich author, there would be no point in working so hard. Where is the fun in that? ― L.A. Jones

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Your focus should be on becoming a type of person you want to be, not a specific goal ― James Clear, Atomic Habits

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Finding the lesson behind every adversity will be the one important thing that helps get you through it. ― Roy T. Bennett

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Grit is that ‘extra something' that separates the most successful people from the rest. It's the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality. - Travis Bradberry

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There are moments in which a rose is more important than a piece of bread

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Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department. ― Thomas Sowell

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To be successful a person must attempt but one reform. By urging two, both are injured, as the average mind can grasp and assimilate but one idea at a time.

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Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What's important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow. — Carrie Fisher

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