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Get rid of these people (best piece of advice ever)
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When I’ve been asked about a piece of advice to become successful, my response has been very simple. Simple and hard, I would say. Choose the people around you wisely. Do you imagine Steve Jobs being surrounded by lazy people, union leaders, or political disgraces? Remember that you tend to become the average of the 5 people you spend more time with. This is why after the place you live, the second most important decision in your life is your partner. But if you are not good at meeting new people, at least start removing some weight from your life. Start by getting rid of the cowards. Cowards are anything but harmless. They’re the ones to blame for politicians, taxes, and humanity’s greatest disgrace: inflation. One day, people will study what the hell was going through our heads when we allowed a bunch of clowns to print money out of thin air. Or vote the people you have in government. Or worse, allow those people to become your “leaders”. You know what’s worse? Really, really worse? A smart coward is more dangerous than a dumb brave man. Because the brave one learns. The coward would sacrifice an entire army just to avoid admitting he took the wrong path. The coward seeks safety. And safety is the sure path to nowhere. So, spot them quickly. They won’t risk earning 100,000 if it means risking the 1,000 they already have. They love 14 monthly paychecks and happily hand money to the state every month, hoping to get a crumb of it back as a pension someday. Even if it’s less than what they paid in—they don’t care. They just want someone else to manage it for them. And another thing: The coward pays for training and lets it collect dust. Never has time, of course. Lack of time is a coward’s favorite excuse. I hope that you have time to go through this training and put it into practice.
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