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“Truly being authentic is knowing what matters to you, on the deepest level of who you are, and committing always to act from that authentic center.”
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“Gavin's Law: Live to start. Start to live.”
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“Live to start your stupid ideas, and start to live a life without regret--a life filled with meaning, freedom, happiness, fun, authenticity, and influence.”
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“Live to start. Start to live.
Don’t Wait. Start Stuff.
People are innately passionate about certain unique aspects of life. You are innately passionate about certain unique aspects of life. And people are blessed with bouts of clear and concise intuition that drive them toward distinct goals and aspirations within their jobs and their lives as a whole.(You are not excluded from this group.)
But people disregard these inspired thoughts, these high-potential opportunities, as “just another stupid idea.”
Why?
Perhaps they are concerned about a lack of support (perceived or otherwise) from others, or maybe they are afraid of what others will think of them if they fail. Whatever the reason, they convince themselves:
“This would be a great idea for someone who has more free time.”
“This would be a great idea for someone with a higher level of education.”
“This would be a great idea for someone who has more money.”
“Everybody thinks this idea is crazy. They must be right.”
No matter the justification, the response is the same. These inspired thoughts, these high-potential ideas, are stuffed deep into the drawer labeled “stupid,” and they’re never heard from again . . . or the waiting game begins.
People wait.
They wait for that elusive day when they’ll finally have enough time (guess what? — you never will), enough education (there is always more to know), enough money (no matter how much you make, someone will always have more). They wait until the children are grown (news flash: just because they’re grown, it doesn’t mean you’re rid of them) or until things settle down at work (they never will).
People wait until . . . until . . . until . . . They wait, and they wait, and they wait, until that fateful day when they wake up and realize that while they were sitting around, paying dues, earning their keep, waiting for that elusive “perfect time,” their entire life has passed them by.”
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“Fear is the freaky troll under the bridge that leads to achievement.”
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“If high aspirations = high fear, overcoming high fear = achieving high aspirations.”
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“No more tomorrows. Today is the day.”
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“Procrastination is like going to a fancy restaurant and filling up on bread and not leaving enough room for dinner.”
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“To crush fear doesn't mean you eliminate it; crushing fear means you literally crush it down into smaller, more manageable parts and tackle one piece at a time.”
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“Don't allow life to pass you by because you are afraid of [looking] stupid.”
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“You can’t let fear and indecision sink your creativity—
they do not easily release their hold.”
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“It’s not the circumstances that we should feel threatened by, it’s the fear of the circumstances that poses the real threat.”
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“Grief is a tunnel, not a cave.”
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“Wouldn't it be amazing if you could travel into the future, see where you messed up, and then go back in time to rearrange things in order to make your future better? You can. If you can foresee regret, you can mind-travel to the future. If you can train yourself to mind-travel effectively, you can intentionally affect your future by doing something about it today.”
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“There is power born of humility . . . Humility, in business and in life, is a powerful asset and does not denote lowliness, unimportance, or self-deprecation.”
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“A principle is not merely a fundamental truth, but principles must serve as the very first source of every decision we make along the road to success.”
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“Procrastination threatens to rob us of those things that are most important in our lives.”
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“Opportunities will come and go, but if you do nothing about them, so will you.”
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“Normal is where innovation goes to die.”
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“To accelerate success, we must get as close to our dreams as possible as soon as possible.”
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“Mission matching: an ask that creates synergistic congruence (aka win-win) between missions.”
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“You can overcome your circumstances or you can let your circumstances overcome you.”
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“Don't wait. Start stuff.”
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“START: Serve, Thank, Ask, Receive, Trust”
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“Overcoming procrastination is not, I repeat, not about cramming additional work into your day . . . overcoming procrastination is about simplifying your life to make space for the activities that matter most.”
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“Sadly, retirement planning, in many circumstances, has become nothing more than planned procrastination.”
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“The smartest people in the world know that in order to be smart they sometimes have to act on ideas that others might initially perceive as stupid.”
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“Imagine what your life would be like if you were completely uninhibited by fear, pride, or procrastination. What would you be capable of? Anything.”
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“It all starts with a tiny, stupid idea, then one thing leads to another, and suddenly, you find something amazing: yourself.”
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“Overcome the prideful need to measure your worth by how much more successful you are than others, by operating from a core belief grounded in abundance.”
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“Attempting to succeed without embracing the tools immediately available for your success is no less absurd than trying to row a boat by drawing only your hands through the water or trying to unscrew a screw using nothing more than your fingernail.”
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“The key ingredient in engaging the power available from service is motive.”
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“The pursuit of prosperity shouldn't stop you from the pursuit of happiness.”
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