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1 " we are entitled to a great life – that somehow, somewhere, someone (certainly not us) is responsible for filling our lives with continuous happiness, exciting career options, nurturingfamily time, and blissful personal relationships simply becausewe exist. But the real truth – and the one lesson that all thesuccess principles I have learnt are based on – is that there is onlyone person responsible for the quality of the life you live. Thatperson is you. "
― Derric Yuh Ndim
2 " All pain, pleasure and self-limitation either originate in theconscious mind or is accepted uncritically from an outside source. "
3 " The most important thinganyone who is looking at a career, especially students, can do is toremember that strengthening and developing your employ-abilityis your personal responsibility. "
4 " If you don’t take control of yourcareer development, it’s highly unlikely that anyone else will! "
5 " The best way to prepare for life is acombination of formal traditional education, reading, seminars,and workshops, coupled with experience as well as tapping into the knowledge of experienced people. "
6 " Many self-help teachers say that our schools only focus on “preparing today’s youths to get good jobs by developing scholastic skills.” They think that’s a bad thing. It’s probably the right thing. Not everyone is suited for entrepreneurship, as statistics seem to suggest. Even future entrepreneurs usuallyneed to begin as employees to get their starting capital and tolearn while they work. "
7 " The difference between successful and unsuccessful people isn’t really aboutresources that were available to them when they started out, Instead its their resourcefulness or personal initiative that makes the difference. "
8 " Your self-esteem and emotional strength relies solely onhow you think and how you see things around you. "
9 " A client of mine once joked, “If youremployer likes you, the rest is history, the raise and everythingelse will come.” That intangible attitude in the workplace is whatsets apart those who get promoted and those who don’t. "
10 " Work and Life are not separate spheres. They are integratedmoments in life that happen throughout the day. "
11 " The idea that “work” competes with “life” ignores that “life” is actually the intersection and interaction of four major domains: work, home, community, and the private self. "
12 " Our life is an odd mixture of different moments of action andinaction, work and rest. "
13 " Personal growth is the most powerful force for change on earth. I believe that personal growth can help anyone change anything. "
14 " As someone said, inthe School of Hard Knocks they give the test first, then thelesson. That is a slow, costly and surely painful way to learn.Unfortunately, it’s the only “school” that teaches many thingsyou need to know. "
15 " always keep in mind the paramount importance of living a balanced life with emphasis on nurturing strong friendships and family ties, while still doing the things that you find rewarding for reasons other than mere monetary income. "
16 " First, it is essential to determine precisely what you wantto achieve. Just wanting to be “successful” is too general. "
17 " I have learned its the most difficult thing to become financially free from earning the minimum wage. So even if employees increase the minimum wage its the same thing. But once employees improve on their skills and personal value their wages go up and then financial freedom is posible. "
18 " If you want to live an exceptional life, you must move beyond probability into the realm of possibility "
19 " if you are using probability arguments wit yourself, you are saying: “I want to live a life like everybody else!” By definition, an exceptional life is a life of low probability. "
20 " Each child is a new being, a potentialprophet, a new spiritual prince, a new spark of light.... Whoare we to decide that it is hopeless (impossible)? "
