Am I saying this because I want to prove how smart I am or am I saying this because it needs to be said?
Ryan HolidayItโs okay to be discouraged. Itโs not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer until you take the impenetrable fortress youโve decided to lay siege to in your own lifeโthatโs persistence.
Ryan HolidayOur first idea is a grand opening, a big launch, a press release, or major media coverage. We default to thinking we need an advertising budget. Our delusion is that we should be Transformers and not The Blair Witch Project.
Ryan HolidayOrdinary people shy away form negative situations, just as they do with failure. They do their best to avoid trouble. What great people do is the opposite. They are their best in these situations. They turn personal tragedy or misfortune - really anything, everything - to their advantage.
Ryan Holiday