The Harder I Push, the More I Find Within Myself [quote]
The harder I push, the more I find within myself. I am always looking for the next step, a different world to go into, areas where I have not been before. It’s lonely driving a Grand Prix car, but...
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Maybe it was bold determination or simple insanity that made her apply for roles she was incredibly under-qualified for, but she was thriving on the pain of failure. With every failed interview, she...
View ArticleThe mixture of creativity, discipline and paranoia needed to thrive [quote]
The 10X winners (those who beat their industry indexes by ten times or more) didn’t generally out-innovate everyone else; they combined creativity with discipline so that the discipline amplified the...
View Article“I Miss Being World-Class” [quote]
I don’t miss Counter-Strike. I miss being the best at something. I miss being world-class. I miss being exceptional. Jon “juan” Mumm, retired Counter-Strike: Source legend most known as the...
View ArticleThe most difficult is the easiest [quote]
“In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest.” Henry Miller, The Books in My...
View ArticleUnless You Dare to Battle [quote] + Updates!
It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle. - Richard M DeVos (via 50 Impossible Quotes) —– I’ve had my hands pretty full...
View ArticleDreams Don’t Work Unless YOU Do [quote]
Source: ikilldchivalry.tumblr.com via Chris on Pinterest You’ve got to have dreams, big ones. But they don’t mean anything on their own. You’ve got to push, and struggle, fight, build, falter,...
View ArticleWithout ambition one starts nothing [quote]
via behappy.me When talking about nailing our routines in competition, my college teammate Eli would always say – “Don’t let it happen, make it happen.” Our endless hours of training were the...
View ArticleA Chance to Start Unknown and Finish Unforgettable [quote]
I run because I can. Because when I do, there’s always the chance to be extraordinary. A chance to start unknown and to finish unforgettable. A chance to overcome all obstacles, to fight through pain...
View ArticleUse the Wrong Reasons to Achieve the Right Goals [quote]
Photo credit: magical-world With very rare exceptions, the right things are done for the wrong reasons. It is futile to demand that men do the right thing for the right reason – this is a fight with a...
View ArticleA 480 year-old insight on innovation that still holds true today
And it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order...
View ArticleBut They Forgot Something [quote]
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, ‘You’re too small Pre’, ‘You’re not fast enough Pre’, ‘Give up your foolish dream...
View ArticleDefeat is Not Due to Losses but to the Destruction of the Soul [quote]
I am sure that if every leader who goes into battle will promise himself that he will come out either a conqueror or a corpse he is sure to win. There is no doubt of that. Defeat is not due to losses...
View ArticleCommand Your Body to Perform No Matter What Kind of Pain [quote]
I am here to tell you that you can command your body to perform no matter what kind of pain you are in. It takes desire, determination, and the willingness to push yourself to your limits in order to...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Interest and Commitment [quote]
There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses,...
View ArticleThe Harder I Push, the More I Find Within Myself [quote]
The harder I push, the more I find within myself. I am always looking for the next step, a different world to go into, areas where I have not been before. It’s lonely driving a Grand Prix car, but...
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