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Vincent Van Gogh on the accumulation of small things:

“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. The trick is to focus on the first small thing. Starting small is still starting, and small beginnings often lead to extraordinary endings.”

Are you making that choice because your labor is cheap and convenient, or because it’s the place of maximum leverage? It’s often easier to be busy than it is to be productive.

Consistency compounds while occasional brilliance fades.

You don’t need more time. You need more focus.

Time isn’t the constraint. Your choices are.

Great outcomes aren’t built on great days, but on consistent ones.

You can’t just count the days when it’s easy. Each day moves you closer to the goal. No day is a hero; no day is a villain.

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Short-term results come from intensity.

Long-term results come from consistency.

Your job might not be to do your job. Your job might be to make the decisions and commitments needed to lead other people who do your (former) job.

Two rules to help you be consistent with exercise this year:

1. Show up.

2. You can quit tomorrow.

Repeat.

Intensity is common, consistency is rare.