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“Everybody wants power and control in their life.”

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Robert Greene is an American author known for his works on power, strategy, and human behavior. His books delve into the principles of power operation and how individuals can achieve success in complex social environments. more

“Nobody that I know really likes the feeling of having no power and not being able to influence people. But most of us aren't too conscious of what we are trying to do and get that control and that power so people end up sort of playing all kinds of unconscious manipulative games or they're sort of half aware, they have an idea of a strategy or goal they want to use and they think about it. But then in the heat of the moment, it kind of all flies out the window.”

“No one's really taking it seriously enough, being more kind of careful and cautious in planning your life out and trying to reach a goal. It takes a great deal of effort - and this cannot be taught.”

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“We have consciousness and rational powers but unless you're willing to spend the time to gain control of yourself, gain control of your emotions, to think deeply about what you want in a year or two, or where you want your business to be, you're going to be swept away by every new event that occurs in the course of the day or the week and the small amount of time that you plan, that you address to conscious planning, is never enough to overcome the constant tide of emotions and new things happening.”

“To be strategic in life is like any skill whether it's basketball or learning a language, it takes effort and practice and I think most people don't think that it's something that they could just do, you know, naturally.”

People Thinking Knows Life Is Language Effort Practice Skills Basketball Do You Know Strategic Life Is Like Learning Language

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“If you're only ten feet above, then you're better than when you're on the ground.”

Ifs Feet Ten

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“People who are reading my books, or who are thinking about it, have some general idea about the concept of strategy. They're better off than somebody that has none. So I would never say it's useless.”

People Thinking Book Ideas Reading Concepts Strategy Useless Better Off

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“Some people are a little bit better than others, some people are great, some people are superior. It depends on the level of effort.”

People Littles Bits Levels Effort Depends Little Bit Superiors

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“There are people that don't need to run towards adversity. They grew up in circumstances where it's forced upon them. Other people lead, pushier lives. So there are all kinds of forms of adversity in the world.”

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“There's physical adversity, that if you are someone that likes exercise like I do, I exercise everyday. When you exercise, there's pain involved and so you're putting yourself through adversity in that situation. It's never totally pleasurable and there are moments where it's kind of boring or painful and you know that in doing that, you're making your mind and body tougher and more resilient. So must be able to deal with the boredom that happens in life.”

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“Expand your notion of what adversity is.”

Adversity Notion

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