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This speaks to me "Power is often silent and unrelenting." It's the unrelenting part that is often missing.

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Agree!

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Sometimes when I see people relentlessly bragging about their qualifications or achievements, I can’t help but think of that old saying: ‘The lady doth protest too much, methinks.’ Makes you wonder what they’re trying to prove—and to whom.

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0. The work is never done.

2. Interesting they make a distinction between comedian and business. Comedian is business.

3. Failure is a function of risk. If you're aren't failing, then you may not be taking enough risk. Spice to your preference.

4. Careful with high standards. This could be a form of perfectionism. You have to be okay with jumping into something not even knowing what high standards are. That's like the stupidity that Hart talks about.

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I am not worried about someone having high standards or even warning them about it...low standards are far more damaging in work and in life. I hope they go for it, and see what they can do.

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Love your writing. Just thinking there could be more powerful language than standards. A standard is a minimum or it doesn't pass. How is a standard of a code a high or low standard? What you often refer to, is that which no standard has been established.

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Monk mode is God mode

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Amen.

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Tell everyone exactly what you're going to do, just make damn sure you've already done it

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