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Motivational Humiliation

April 23, 2010

This is the kind of motivation that I like.
You don’t tell a kid he can be the best just because it’s easier for you to give a positive message, you don’t let him win.
You challenge him. You humiliate him. You make him understand that you are between him and greatness.
This is how you weed out [...]

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Self-Promoting Loser

January 28, 2010

I’m a fan of criticizing our society and everything I think is wrong with it.
But I’m also a diehard realist, and always consider if what I’m suggesting is possible.
This either creates hope of change, or a harsh realization of inevitability.
That’s the crossroad I’m at regarding self-promotion.
I don’t like self-promotion. I can’t say I don’t do [...]

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Bloody Knuckles Make Change

December 29, 2009

Thank you, but no. I will not sit down quietly. I’m coming for you and everything that you do that I don’t agree with.
How will some of us be the world changers that we dream of being, if we are going to silently accept everything everyone does?
It’s one thing to let everyone enjoy their time [...]

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Talent Shaping

December 1, 2009

There is no natural talent in sand.
No gift, no DNA, no heritage.
Hard work and obsession are the difference makers.
We all have sand, you just have to decide how to shape it.

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Educated And Boring

October 27, 2009

There are requirements to compete in today’s world, at least professionally speaking.
Although these requirements change depending on your country, age, status, they’ve always existed.
Your blood, heritage, religious beliefs and political party were (and still are in some places) some requisites of previous times.
Today’s requisites include: school, college, grad school, and a job. If you don’t [...]

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The Uninteresting Goal Of Expertise

October 21, 2009

It’s not that being an expert is wrong. You may become one eventually.
The thing is that expertise is no longer interesting enough.
Many are focusing on developing their social media skills, their SEO skills, and many other skills. But with so many people doing it, expertise is becoming cheap and predictable.
This may be fine in a [...]

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Running Away…

October 20, 2009

…is always the smart thing to do.
…is the acknowledgment of the context. It’s accepting the limits of our individuality.
…is the end of pretty lies, it’s realism at its finest.
…does not mean not fighting. It means taking your fight where you can win it.
…is not for those full of pride or fear. Those who do it [...]

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