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121 " Pride takes a minor accomplishment and makes it feel like a major one. "
― Ryan Holiday , Ego Is the Enemy
122 " One might say that the ability to evaluate one's own ability is the most important skill of all. Without it, improvement is impossible. "
123 " It takes a special kind of humility to grasp that you know less, even as you know and grasp more and more. "
124 " Humility engenders learning because it beats back the arrogance that puts blinders on. It leaves you open for truths to reveal themselves. You don’t stand in your own way. . . . Do you know how you can tell when someone is truly humble? I believe there’s one simple test: because they consistently observe and listen, the humble improve. They don’t assume, ‘I know the way. "
125 " Take it. Eat it until you’re sick. Endure it. Quietly brush it off and work harder. Play the game. Ignore the noise; for the love of God, do not let it distract you. Restraint is a difficult skill but a critical one. "
126 " Failure and adversity are relative and unique to each of us. "
127 " That on which you so pride yourself will be your ruin,” Montaigne "
128 " Humble in our aspirations Gracious in our success Resilient in our failures "
129 " You’re becoming who you are going to be and so you might as well not be an asshole. "
130 " It doesn’t make you a bad person to want to be remembered. To want to make it to the top. To provide for yourself and your family. After all, that’s all part of the allure. There is a balance. Soccer coach Tony Adams expresses it well. Play for the name on the front of the jersey, he says, and they’ll remember the name on the back. "
131 " We must understand that we are a small part of an interconnected universe. On top of all this, we have to build an organization and a system around what we do—one that is about the work and not about us. "
132 " It’s not about kissing ass. It’s not about making someone look good. It’s about providing the support so that others can be good. The better wording for the advice is this: Find canvases for other people to paint on. Be an anteambulo. Clear the path for the people above you and you will eventually create a path for yourself. "
133 " We tend to think that ego equals confidence, which is what we need to be in charge. In fact, it can have the opposite effect. "
134 " Living clearly and presently takes courage. Don’t live in the haze of the abstract, live with the tangible and real, even if—especially if—it’s uncomfortable. Be part of what’s going on around you. Feast on it, adjust for it. There’s no one to perform for. There is just work to be done and lessons to be learned, in all that is around us. "
135 " De alcanzar repetidas veces el éxito y mantenerlo. El ego rechaza las ventajas y las oportunidades. Es un imán para los problemas y los conflictos. Es un imán para los enemigos y para los errores. Lo sitúa a uno entre la espada y la pared. "
136 " inhibits true success by preventing a direct and honest connection to the world around us. "
137 " Con cada ambición y meta que tenemos, ya sean grandes o pequeñas, el ego está ahí, socavando nuestra fuerza a lo largo del viaje que nos hemos propuesto realizar. "
138 " no podemos trabajar con otra gente si hemos levantado barreras a nuestro alrededor. No podemos mejorar el mundo si no lo entendemos ni nos entendemos a nosotros mismos. "
139 " La artista del performance Marina Abramovic lo expresa claramente: “Si empiezas creyendo que eres grande, tu creatividad morirá”. "
140 " Solo hay una cosa que se beneficia del ego: la comodidad. "