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Don’t let setbacks make you quit, not even your own. When you trip yourself up, accept the consequences, settle your heart to limit your losses, then get back up and keep going. The consequences of failure are never that you should quit—don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

That’s a well-kept secret of the world’s greatest victors. Most of their troubles are self-made. But, they don’t give in and throw their hands up, not even from their own problems. If you can dust yourself off and get back in the game after your own trouble, trouble from others is no problem.  · · · →

Anyone can observe that anyone has problems. Complaining and criticizing neither take insight nor experience. Do you want to be skilled at telling people why they must continue to fail, or do you want to be skilled at telling people why and how they can and must succeed?

Cheerleaders are in greater demand than ‘jeerleaders’. In truth, no one’s heard of a ‘jeerleader’ because jeering doesn’t help a team win. Coaches and athletes in the game know this. Do their fans know? Do you know?

People in your life have a huge fan: you. When they stumble, teach their solution.  · · · →

Sometimes you can’t ask before you give. People might not like what you give at first. They might think it’s too much and refuse your gift because they feel unworthy or don’t want to be in your debt. But, that’s the thing about gifts: No one asks for them.

Asking for a gift makes the gift no longer a gift. You can ask for favors or donations. But, “gifts” in their truest sense are given at the initiative of the giver, not the receiver. So arguably, some of the best gifts are the ones we know need a little force.  · · · →

What draws us to certain people? Is it their good looks? Kindness? Accomplishment? Or, the mere fact that we are drawn to people other people are drawn to even though we don’t know why? Ask yourself these questions long enough, and you will find a character cocktail of diligence mixed with respect.

We love people who do whatever they do well. It’s ontological. It’s nature. We all do things, and we all want to do our things well. We also want respect, and we are even happier when we respect others. Anyone good at whatever, including respect, draws us in.  · · · →