Think Like a Champion

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Art is a lie which makes us see the truth. —Pablo Picasso } I View My Work as an Art Form P icasso was not only a great artist, ...

to be done toward the end of his life, so he wasn’t a novice at writ- ing music at that point. That’s just how he worked—he was ...

My work as a builder combines both craftsmanship and art, and I refuse to settle for less. I didn’t have to use a rare marble wh ...

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I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. —Abraham Lincoln Experience teaches only the teachable ...

Aldous Huxley, the great thinker and author of Brave New World,wrote an essay in 1959 titled “Integrate Education” that is still ...

Another tactic for being your own bridge-builder is to visu- alize how much time is saved when you cross a bridge, versus ford- ...

hours a week to review the classics in literature or history or some- thing outside of your usual range of interests. Limiting y ...

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world. —Ralph Waldo Emerson To ask the right question is already half t ...

It’s much easier to break down a concern than it is a fear. Fear cre- ates a block that will only hinder your creative thinking. ...

self as victorious. You will know you are capable of dealing with any discouragements, bullies, or problems along the way. When ...

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People with vision master the ability to see through to the heart of issues and investments. They value transparency. —Robert Ki ...

but they are something I was familiar with. It might be a Miró painting or some other design or sculpture that works for you. I’ ...

Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was. —Robert Louis Stevenson } Is Business Success a Natural Talent? A lo ...

for the entertainment industry? Maybe, but I’ve also always paid attention to it. I understand how it operates, and I’m always l ...

easy or glamorous path. I chose to make it more glamorous be- cause my tastes went toward that aesthetic. I consider myself very ...

doesn’t seem to happen for them. I’m not sure what the concrete reasons might be, but it makes me believe in luck to a certain e ...

He who will not economize will have to agonize. —Confucius } Keep It Short, Fast, and Direct W hen Confucius mentions “agonize” ...