Author Jim Murphy on presence:

“Passion is found in the present, while desire is focused on the future. When you desire a certain outcome, you are constantly judging whether that outcome will materialize or not. When you’re present, your focus is absolute in the moment.”

Former Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi:

“Sometimes people say, “Oh, you flip-flop.” No, the environment changed. ... You cannot be dogmatic about your strategic direction. When the environment changes around you, you’ve got to zag a little bit."

Kevin Kelly on patience:

“The patience you need for big things, is developed by your patience with the little things.”

Short-term results come from intensity. Long-term results come from consistency.

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Ninety percent of success can be boiled down to consistently doing the obvious thing for an uncommonly long period of time without convincing yourself that you're smarter than you are.

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