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1 " John Mason wrote a very good book that I recommend you read: An Enemy Called Average. I learned from this book: ‘Know your limits, then ignore them. The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse. Don’t sit back and take what comes. Go after what you want’ ” (excerpt from her book, A Leader in the Making). "
― John Mason , An Enemy Called Average
2 " It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel at doing nothing. "
3 " Mediocrity is a region bound on the north by compromise, on the south by indecision, on the east by past thinking, and on the west by a lack of vision. "
4 " Rising above mediocrity never just happens; it’s always a result of faith combined with works. Faith without works is like gold within the earth. It is of no value until it is mined. A person who has faith but no actions is like a bird that has wings but no feet. The Bible says, “Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (James 2:17 NKJV). Biblical principles multiplied by nothing equal nothing. Let’s be people who put our faith into action. One individual with faith and action constitutes a majority. "
5 " I couldn’t wait for success - So I went a head without it. "
6 " Choose to be forward focused, not past possessed. Learn to profit from the past while investing in the future. "
7 " Never respond out of fear, and never fear to respond. "
8 " Action attacks fear; inaction reinforces it. "