Roger Banister said his 4:03.6 mile in 1953 “made [him] realize that the four-minute mile was not out of reach.” Part of daring to achieve the impossible is letting failure motivate you rather than discourage you.

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The moment you understand who you will have to spend the rest of your life with and learn to accept it, you’ll eliminate self-judgment, which will empower you to make more bold moves.

The Latin root of the word “decision” means “to cut off.” When you make a decision, you are cut off from taking some other course of action. Now, that may sound limiting, but it’s not; it’s liberating.

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After all, isn’t the point of learning to help you get what you want? Don’t you have to start with what you want and figure out what you have to learn in order to get it?

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Wealth and success are not waiting for most of us at the top of anyone else’s ladder. A richer life — financially, emotionally, intellectually — is possible only when you take responsibility for your own success.