Motivation & Success Lessons

🧠 Ponderings and lessons of a self-motivated patent attorney and entrepreneur.

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We enter the future backward, like rowing a boat.

All we can do are look to scenes of the past and learn from them.

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The more you diversify, the safer you are. The less you diversify, the higher the stakes on your bet.

But remember that humans are terrible predictors of the future. Have more than one point of failure. If one fails, you still have others.

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Having only one point of failure is risky.

Put some redundancies in place. In other words, don't put all your eggs in one basket.

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If you have just one point of failure, the system depends on that one point.

One client
One friend
One stock
One source of income
One phone charger, even

If this point of failure does fail, you have to scramble, or else the system will fall apart.

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Practice as if it were the real thing. Do the real thing as if it were practice.

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I was reminded of this by a friend. You can’t just “think your way through” and expect real changes. This is especially tempting and problematic for intellectuals.

The best way to learn and get better is to DO and learn by example.

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For greater skill and understanding...

Stop "studying."
Start learning.
Start using.

Be a producer, not a consumer.

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“No matter how bad or slow things go, you're still way ahead of everyone who isn't even trying.”

—@TonyRobbins

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You can only learn. You cannot be taught by someone else.

This is a subtle difference but one to keep in mind if you're looking for some perfect book, course, teacher, coach, silver bullet, etc.

It's not about who's teaching but how willing you are to learn and implement.

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Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.

If it's important to you, be a little extra about it.

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How you do anything is how you do everything.

Also: How you think is how you do.

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DOING is less exhausting than THINKING about doing it.

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Oftentimes, people will tell you a good reason but not the real reason. Many people will validate your complaints (until they start complaining about you).

That’s completely useless except to your ego.

You should be brutally honest with yourself too.

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A great irony is that people crave honesty from others but aren't willing to give it to them.

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Following through is a rare trait and will make you look reliable and trustworthy.

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The greatest power you can learn is to follow through—with others and with yourself.

It's rare to see someone do what they said they'd do.

It's rare to see someone follow advice they're given.

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Even the greatest scientific theories of our time are explanations, not predictions.

You don't know ahead of time what's going to happen, whether you're going to like someone, or where the stock price is going to go.

The only way to find out is to try it. #JustDoIt

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Humans are terrible predictors of the future.

Don't overestimate your ability to do so.