Imran Yussuff
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Imran Yussuff
In 2011 more than 900,000 plastic surgery operations were carried out in Brazil, a number second only to the United States. New class C customers were a key factor in the increase in procedures, which were up nearly fivefold since 2001.
Richard Lapper • Beef, Bible and bullets: Brazil in the age of Bolsonaro
One way of transforming services like dentistry, surgery, or injections from a need that is not wanted into a want-need would be to market them as an aid to improving appearance and self-confidence.
Dr. David Lewis • The Brain Sell: How the new mind sciences and the persuasion industry are reading our thoughts, influencing our emotions, and stimulating us to shop
Marketing services as needs
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Optimizing for the edge
Winston Churchill hit the nail on the head when he said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
"I understand there's a guy inside me who wants to lay in bed, smoke weed all day, and watch cartoons and old movies. My whole life is a series of stratagems to avoid, and outwit, that guy.”
— Anthony Bourdain
You aren’t only in a battle for your time against your friends, family, colleagues and community. You are battling against the worst version of yourself.
"Too often the need to make money (urgent) wins out over the desire to build something we’re proud of (important). Too often the urge to find a way to lose twenty pounds in six weeks (urgent) wins out over becoming the type of person who doesn't miss workouts (important). Too often the craving to be noticed or appreciated (urgent) wins out over the... See more
JamesClear.com • Are You Living an Urgent Life or an Important Life?
Sociology professor Daniel Chambliss, who spent years researching the qualities of elite swimmers, on what creates excellence: "Excellence is mundane. Superlative performance is really a confluence of dozens of small skills or activities, each one learned or stumbled upon, which have been carefully drilled into habit and then are fitted together
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