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Writing prompt for Week 14–20 November — Self Development
The Quotes That Guide My Life
They don’t just keep you between the shores; they ensure you get to the river in the first place.
Motivation is different for everyone. For example, I never chased money. It just found me. My personal CPA (my wife) will tell you. It’s frustrating, but in all honesty and retrospect, it’s rewarding.
My very first DIY book was Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. The concepts it taught me were something that no one in my family or perhaps even your family would have thought to teach you the book's contents. It changed my life.
Some five years later, I met and listened to Zig Ziglar. He taught life lessons alongside down-home (Arkansas) humor. The takeaway from that first meeting was:
“If you help enough other people get what they want then you always have what you need.” (paraphrased)
That changed the life of many people. It taught me that others matter more than I ever did.
Next up was a quotation that one person in a company being turned around; taught me.
