We spend too much time trying to be “good” when good is oft… - Eric Barker

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We spend too much time trying to be “good” when good is often merely average. To be great we must be different. And that doesn’t come from trying to follow society’s vision of what is best, because society doesn’t always know what it needs. More often being the best means just being the best version of you.

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We spend too much time trying to be “good” when good is often merely average. To be great we must be different

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