Shane Parrish: Be average at the things you do once and exceptional at the things you do often.
Be average at the things you do once and exceptional at the things you do often.
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- Consistency is one of the secrets of all truly successful people. Once you know what works in any area of your life, keep doing it over and over. Imagine a triangle with Consistency on the lower left corner, Persistence on the lower right corner and Omnipotence at the top. When we are consistent in any belief, attitude or behavior, it develops a spirit of Persistence, that empowers you to overcome insurmountable obstacles. What you are consistent in, creates an instinctive ability to keep on keeping on (Persistence). The impossible becomes possible. The complex is made simple and transgressing the difficult becomes an instinctive way of life. Think Consistent...Be Persistent...Do Omnipotence.
- When you erase your excuses, you will discover your EXCELLENCE.
- All personal greatness lies beyond the normal self. The desire to be the best you that you can be—along with daily disciplines and long-term commitment—will awaken potential greatness and produce GREATNESS results.
- God made us creatures of habit, not so that life would be monotonous or mundane, but so that once certain processes were mastered on one level, we could more readily and easily move to the next level with the strength, courage and confidence that with God, all things are possible.
- Without duty, life is soft and boneless; it can no longer hold itself erect.
- A good inclination is only the first rude draught of virtue, but the finishing strokes are from the will.