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These speeches will make you stand a little taller, with your chin held up, with your chest puffed that bit further out. And put fire in your belly and hairs on your chest. I watch these whenever I need inspiration and some courage. Hopefully, they give you some too! Al Pacino's speech in Scent of a Woman (1992) If you haven't seen this …
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If we start from the position that we all have potential, then why is there a gap between where your potential self is and where you are at the moment? How big is that gap? What is your true potential? It might be that your true potential is way more than you think it is. In which case, the gap is even bigger than you know. Step one is where …
I recently discovered Mel Robbins on Instagram. She puts out great Instagram content such as: “What would @oprah do?” - That simple question is the key to making better decisions. It’s what I always ask myself when I’m weighing options and have a tough decision to make. By asking “what would @oprah do”, I literally CHANGE the way I …
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I took a Strengths Finder test a few years ago and it said that my number one strength was positivity. My number one strength! I couldn't fucking believe it. I wasn't very happy about this because it's a bit lame really. Definitely not as cool or impressive as say your number one strength being 'Strategy'. (That did actually come up as my …
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We should be analysing things much, much more deeply There's a scene in Billions (Ep2 S2) where Taylor explains a potential trade to Axe which can damage a rival. Axe's rival Todd Krakow has been bullish on China in recent speeches. Taylor looks at his holdings in China and surmises that Krakow has been watching factory activity in Guandong …
