Don’t Wait, Lead Now - by author, Jim Lord

I'm a father, husband, author, and business professional who appreciates inspiration and isn't afraid of perspiration to succeed. ...and my tweets are my own.

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You don't have to be the smartest person in the room. Put yourself in the right spot before the moment comes, and you'll beat people who are.

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Nobody gets more hours in the day. Leaders decide which hours actually matter.

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Vision without discipline isn't enough. Steve Jobs learned that the hard way at NeXT. Focus. Trust talented people. Compromise when it counts.

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It's not what you are capable of; it's what you are willing to do. Plenty of people are capable. Fewer people are willing.
— Mike Tomlin

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Most people already know what they should do. The hard part is doing it when it's boring, the payoff is far away, or no one is watching. That's where your advantage comes from.
— Shane Parrish

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Whatever pattern is repeating in your life has one common variable: you.
— Shane Parrish

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The world is not designed to give you a good life. It's designed to distract you from building one.
— Matty Fusaro

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Best practices guarantee average performance.
— Shane Parrish

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Never be worried. Be concerned. When you're concerned, you can do something about it. Worry is something you do when you've already decided you're helpless.
— Shane Parrish

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My book Don't Wait, Lead Now is free on Kindle through Thursday. It's about the moment you stop waiting for permission and start leading. If that's you, grab it here: https://t.co/I1kF4FKkxS

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Discipline can get you through bad days, but if it's getting you through months, you're going to burn out.
— Shane Parrish

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What I learned on my own I still remember.
— Nassim Taleb

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Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
— Vinod Khosla

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The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
— Joseph Campbell

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Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
— Warren Buffett

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Save like a pessimist, invest like an optimist.
— Morgan Housel

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If you absolutely can't tolerate critics, then don't do anything new or interesting.
— Jeff Bezos

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Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.
— Tim Ferriss

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The first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.
— Sara Hooker

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