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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #90

Be good. Be kind. Have positive intent. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #89

Pick something big to work towards. Drop the little stuff. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #88

Trust the people closest to the work. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #87

Treat others how they want to be treated. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #86

Know when to stop making things worse. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #85

‘Busy’ is not a badge, but a choice. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #84

Make sure you feel good about what you invest your time in. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #83

Passion develops with openness and curiosity. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #82

It’s always possible to begin again. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #81

Nobody has this all figured out.

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #80

Appreciate what’s good about this moment. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #79

Listen to yourself. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #78

You’re more capable than you realise. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #77

Write in order to think. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #76

When nothing else works, work works. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #75

Do less. Observe more. Move with quality.

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #74

What matters, is whether it makes you better. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #73

Stay humble or get humbled.

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #72

Don’t force it. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #71

Focus on inner change. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #70

Be open to the next adventure. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #69

Don’t accept norms and conventions. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #68

Remove the unnecessary. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #67

Build to think. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #66

The next step. Always think about the next step. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #65

The things we fear hold us back can be a source of strength. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #64

Answer the calls for help. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #63

Progress fuels motivation. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #62

Don’t be afraid to do something you’re not qualified to do.

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #61

Creativity begets further creativity.

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #60

Amplify your strengths. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #59

Look for opportunities to stand on the shoulders of giants. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #58

Our endeavors should be focused on progress.  

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #57

It’s the hard part that people value. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #56

Solve interesting problems. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #55

Principals and pragmatism are not at odds.

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #54

If it’s possible, you can do it. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #53

Based on what you do today, what will you do tomorrow? 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #52

Silence builds strengths and conviction of thought. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #51

Write well to think well. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #50

It’s rarely a binary choice of one or another. Both are often possible with foresight and patience.

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #49

It’s the small things that matter. Do them well. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #48

We are what we decide to be.

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #47

The best plans are the ones that allow you to change your plans. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #46

The place to do your best work is here. The time to do your best work is now. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #45

Be mindful of small changes, and the impact on either regressive depletion or progressive gain.

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #44

If you do the work, more will be given. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #43

Rather than aiming to fail fast in the short-term, aim to succeed over the long-term. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #42

Disagree. Then commit. 

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Maxims To Provoke Thought And Action #41

Consider how you are complicit in your own areas of dissatisfaction.   

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