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161 " You are not just waiting on your calling; your calling is waiting on you. "
― Jeff Goins , The Art of Work
162 " The worst way to get a mentor is to go find one. The best way is to see the one that’s already there. "
163 " We’ve been conditioned to think of work as drudgery, a chore you endure in exchange for a paycheck. And this is a problem. When "
164 " If you can do something when it’s not fun, even when you’re exhausted and bored and want to give up, then it just might be your calling. "
165 " What you leave behind for posterity isn’t a decision you make on your deathbed. It’s a choice that happens right now with the resources available at this very moment. "
166 " when we don’t give ourselves fully to the work we were born to do, we do the world—and ourselves—a disservice. "
167 " Successful people are just as “lucky” as the unsuccessful. The difference is they do something remarkable with their lucky moment while the rest of the world sits around, waiting for the next lucky streak to come. "
168 " pining for what could have been only holds people back from living their lives now. Life is full of surprises, and it doesn’t help us to fixate on regrets or try to recover what has been lost. "
169 " Anything less than such proactivity is a cheap imitation of the life you were meant to live. It’s stalling. "
170 " In an era of human history in which we prize comfort above nearly every other virtue, we have overlooked an important truth: comfort never leads to excellence. "
171 " Sometimes we don’t pivot in the direction of personal success but toward even greater pain. But here’s the catch: a calling will always lead you to a life that matters, one you can be proud of. "
172 " Think of it this way: if the practice is enjoyable, then you aren’t growing. "
173 " Are you committed to the craft, or will you quit when it gets too hard? "
174 " Hanging out in coffee shops and talking about one day being a writer or an activist or an entrepreneur is just about the worst thing you can do. "
175 " Life is too short to do what doesn’t matter, to waste your time on things that don’t amount to much. "
176 " It’s about making a contribution to the world. Which is why when we are in the midst of pursuing our calling, we must not only ask if this is something that we are good at, but if it is something good. "
177 " Jody established Leave Nothing Unsaid, "
178 " The truth, in spite of what we might believe about remarkable people, is that you cannot master a skill on your own. Finding your calling will not happen without the aid and assistance of others. Every story of success is, in fact, a story of community. "
179 " the reality is most of us are hardwired for a handful of activities that when combined lead to our greatest satisfaction and best work. "
180 " nobody reaches expert status without intense preparation. Excellence, then, is a matter of practice, not talent.6 "