Book Byte #280 "The Achievement Habit" by Bernard Roth
Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life
📣 Curious Quotes from the Author
“We don’t realize how many of our fixed views of the world are based on limited samples of reality.”
“Getting to know someone can take somewhere around forever. People are always changing and evolving for both good and bad, and we are all capable of reinvention.”
“Part of working well in any group is the ability to have hard conversations.”
“You can’t find the answer, it is often because you are not asking the correct question.”
“Let people see you as human. Be real. Ask yourself, Who would you rather see at your door, a friend or a door-to-door salesman?”
“Unfortunately, many people are in the same trap—and not only in academia. We are influenced by our teachers and parents to the extent that we spend our lives trying, as best we can, to mimic them, and all too often we end up being second-rate replicas.”
“It’s a very good idea to have a general sense of your goals in life, and an equally good idea not to get too rigid about your path. Stay open to possibility: let other people in, and listen when new opportunities present themselves.”
“Next time you find yourself playing right and wrong, remember: You give everything in your life its meaning, so you can choose to end the game. It does not matter how right you are or how wrong they are; you lose just by playing.”
📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea
Neither "lucky people" nor "losers" exist. When fixed labels are the only thing preventing you from succeeding, you can discover how to do it. Rethink your objectives and the challenges you face in order to begin achieving your goals. And then get to work on something!
Give up focusing on who is right and who is wrong. It's pointless to play the right-and-wrong game. It doesn't do anything and only enrages us. You lose as soon as you begin the game since "right" and "wrong" are really a question of perspective. Therefore, acknowledge that various people can hold differing viewpoints rather than holding onto false certainty.
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Jason (Founder Club255)