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Hearthstone snapped his fingers for attention. I'm glad too, he signed. He patted the bag of runes at his belt. Stupid cages were magic-proof. Blitzen was crying a lot.
"I was not," Blitzen protested, signing along. "You were."
I was not, Hearthstone said. You were.
At that point, the ASL conversation deteriorated into the two of them poking each other in the chest.
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Rick Riordan (The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #3))
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Yo, yo, yo, check it out," said PJ, with enough hand gestures that any deaf person watching would have thought he had ASL Tourette's syndrome
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Christopher Moore (You Suck (A Love Story, #2))
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And what do you know, John's hands flew through the positions
of ASL in various l-got-this combinations.
"Is he deaf" the guy behind the cash register asked in a stage
whisper. As if someone using American Sign Language was some kind
of freak.
"No. Blind."
"Oh."
As the man kept staring, Qhuinn wanted to pop him. "You going
to help us out here or what?"
"Oh ... yeah. Hey, you got a tattoo on your face." Mr. Observant
moved slowly, like the bar codes on those bags were creating some kind of wind resistance under his laser reader. "Did you know that?"
Really. "I wouldn't know."
''Are you blind, too?"
No filter on this guy. None. "Yeah, I am."
"Oh, so that's why your eyes are all weird."
"Yeah. That's right."
Qhuinn took out a twenty and didn't wait for change-murder
was just a liiiiiittle too tempting. Nodding to John, who was also measuring the dear boy for a shroud, Qhuinn went to walk off.
"What about your change ?" the man called out.
"I'm deaf, too. I can't hear you."
The guy yelled more loudly, "I'll just keep it then, yeah?"
"Sounds good," Qhuinn shouted over his shoulder.
Idiot was stage-five stupid. Straight up.
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The idea of thinking in a linguistic yet nonphonological mode always intrigued me. I had a friend born of deaf parents; he grew up using American Sign Language, and he told me that he often thought in ASL instead of English. I used to wonder what it was like to have oneβs thoughts be manually coded, to reason using an inner pair of hands instead of an inner voice. With Heptapod B, I was experiencing something just as foreign: my thoughts were becoming graphically coded. There were trance-like moments during the day when my thoughts werenβt expressed with my internal voice; instead, I saw semagrams with my mindβs eye, sprouting like frost on a windowpane. As
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Ted Chiang (Stories of Your Life and Others)
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Be the kind of person who is a joy to be around. Caring for and loving others brings out the best in you and keeps your heart open to the unspoken and deeply buried needs of others.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Soon we're both frowning hard at the paperwork. "Middle name?" Noah says. "Does Gideon even have a middle name?"
"I don't know"
Noah turns to me and says, "Do you have a middle name?" his glare implying that, if I do, this whole thing is somehow my fault.
"I...have no idea."
"Primary language spoken at home." Noah makes a face. "What does this mean? Our primary language? Gideon's? That's sort of why we're here..."
"Um, it's under family, so I'm guessing ours?"
"Well..." Noah lowers his pen. The paperwork has defeated him. "What's our primary language?"
"English? ASL? Physical affection?"
"Food?" Noah says.
"Food's a good guess."
He picks up the pen. "I'm writing food, comma passive aggressive."
"Good call.
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Hannah Moskowitz (Invincible Summer)
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We often settle for what's available and what's available isn't always great. You are destined to achieve greatness!
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Farshad Asl
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But a poisonous black hate lives inside him, and his hatred needs a subject. The easy choice would be ASL, but ALS doesn't have a face or a voice or a heartbeat. Its hard to hate something that isn't human,
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Lisa Genova (Every Note Played)
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There is a big difference between motion and action. Just because you get out of bed doesn't mean you are making progress. Taking action requires decisiveness, dedication, and clear direction.
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Farshad Asl
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Sign is a live, contemporaneous, visual-gestural language and consists of hand shapes, hand positioning, facial expressions, and body movements. Simply put, it is for me the most beautiful, immediate, and expressive of languages, because it incorporates the entire human body.
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Myron Uhlberg (Hands of My Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love)
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Knowledge is learning something new everyday. Wisdom is letting go of some bad habits everyday.
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Farshad Asl
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My only response was more incoherent screaming, because I didnβt know the ASL for HOLY FREAKING AGGGHHH!
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Rick Riordan (The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2))
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Don't let toxic people sabotage your happiness, ruin your positive attitude, contaminate your mind or destroy your self-confidence. Instead, surround yourself with generous, positive, and nurturing people who will lift you up.
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Farshad Asl
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Believing and investing in yourself is the best way to shift your thinking from a paradigm of excuses to one of solutions.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Good habits and intentional daily effort to turn excuses into solutions will help you become the person and entrepreneur that you want to be.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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But language bears more than the work of communicating with the mainstream world; it is also the internal vehicle for our thoughts and feelings, the mechanism through which we understand ourselves. Without first having had ASL, I would not have understood myself as a person with a story to tell.
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Sara NoviΔ (True Biz)
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Communication is not a two way street.
It is a bridge.
Either you have one or you build one.
It's about connecting, not correcting.
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Farshad Asl
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I donβt call it "Life Insurance," I call it "Love Insurance." We buy it because we want to leave a legacy for those we love.
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Farshad Asl
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The Five C's of Coaching:
1- Clarity
2- Communication
3- Collaboration
4- Commitment
5- Culture
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Farshad Asl
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Transformation takes place within us when we learn to be intentional and go from focusing on me to others, success to significance, limited to limitless, and scarcity to abundance.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Life is too short to try and please everyone. Take charge and do whatβs right -- not whatβs popular.
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Farshad Asl
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Communication without clarity is noise. Speak with purpose and youβll propel your audience to take massive action towards a journey of self-improvement.
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Farshad Asl
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Be a creator not an imitator, competitor, or pretender. Real success happens when you create, collaborate, and dominate.
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Farshad Asl
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A mother is an unrelenting source of love.
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Farshad Asl
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Be fast, be first, but never be alone. Nothing can replace the value of teamwork.
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Farshad Asl
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Don't be a prisoner of the past, become a pioneer of the future.
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Farshad Asl
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A leader must stand up for his team even when he has to stand alone.
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Farshad Asl
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Indecisiveness is the number one reason for failure. Lack of ability to make a decision in a timely manner causes most people to fail with their projects and plans. Identify this challenge and decide to no longer let it be a setback from your success.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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imagine telling someone that learning French would ruin their kidβs English, hurt their brain. Usually people scoffed at her and February would nod. It did sound ridiculous. And yet, though fear of bilingualism in two spoken languages had been dismissed as xenophobic nonsense, though it was now desirable for hearing children to speak two languages, medicine held fast to its condemnation of ASL.
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Sara NoviΔ (True Biz)
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Winning is not about a single game. It's about repeated performance over a long haul. Winners never give up, never accept defeat, and work as long and as hard as it takes to get the job done right. They say, "Don't tell me why I can't do it. Tell me how I can get it done" You have the winner's DNA...take massive action and never give up!
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Farshad Asl
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Act in faith, don't W.O.R.R.Y.
W = Waste
O = Outstanding
R = Resources
R = Ruining
Y = Your life
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Farshad Asl
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Haters donβt really hate you. They hate seeing your potential and not their own. Love them anyways and someday theyβll become your biggest fans.
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Farshad Asl
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Millennials don't want to be managed, they like to be led, coached and mentored. This generation is on fire and ready to go. Are you ready to change the world?
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Farshad Asl
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Leadership is not always about your power, it's all about your ability to empower, encourage, and elevate others
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Farshad Asl
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Selling is serving, helping others find solutions, impacting lives positively with passion and integrity.
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Farshad Asl
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In a world where the larger majority of society is careless, itβs the small percentage of people who make the choice to be different and prioritize relationships that stand out.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Generosity is a strength, not a weakness.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Generous leaders are servant leaders. They always come with open hands and an open heart.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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There are no speed limits on the road to success. The No Excuses Mindset is key.
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Farshad Asl
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Donβt wait for being completely ready for the plans and ideas you may have in mind. Take action now and along the way you will learn and become ready.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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The inquisitive nature of youth should carry over into our adult lives. Challenging the status quo and enticing curiosity should be a daily practice of adult life.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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I don't compete, I dominate. I don't participate, I partner. I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR.
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Farshad Asl
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LEGACY plays an important role in defining a good leader at any age.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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You only can get out of our challenges by changing yourself. Change comes from within... a greater passion, a greater commitment, and a greater life. you can begin today.
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Farshad Asl
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Success is not about what you have; instead, it is about who you are becoming.
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Crisis creates corrections, adjustments, and self-evaluation.
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Farshad Asl
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The key to having fewer disappointments in life is to stop pleasing people. Your true calling is to please God.
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Farshad Asl
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I wish we changed before we had to. COVID-19 brought so many changes to the world that will benefit everyone. We needed the wake-up call.
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Farshad Asl
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Netiquette is overdelicate because kids use the internet. Adult content forms are triplicate, ASL. NetworkEtiquette.net
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Enthusiastic people take action rather than setting up roadblocks or distractions. What helps grow enthusiasm and build momentum is having a clear vision of what motivates you, which will help you remain focused.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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There are three types of people out there; those who lean, those who lift, and those who lead. People who lean immobilize you; stay away from them. People who lift inspire you; keep them near. People who lead positively influence you; seek them out.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Always know that you are being held accountable for your actions, by your friends, family, coworkers, and most importantly, by God. Lead by example and build a team of successful people around you. By being the dependable person, success is naturally attracted to you.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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The qualities of a Servant Leader (LEADERSHIP):
L β Listening
E β Empathizing
A β Acting with awareness
D β Dedicating time for others
E β Empowering others
R β Removing doubts
S β Serving others
H β Helping others with humility
I β Interacting with others with integrity
P β Persevering
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Farshad Asl
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Life is a moving target. So your vision needs to be an accurate objective, to give you direction for your actions. As you move toward your goal, the vision becomes even more substantive, more palpable. It becomes something you canβt wait to share with others continually. The excitement is infectious.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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When we allow ourselves to ignore a rational option in favor of an irrational one, or perhaps an unjustified one, itβs like eating junk food. It fills the need for making a decision but does so with no decision at all. Just like junk food, it satiates the need to act, but it requires no action at all.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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This process of breaking the old habits and making new ones requires strategic planning. Your vision is your why, while your strategic plan is your how. Even though the details are essential and knowing your numbers are important, it is the burning desire in your heart that will get you to the outcome you expect.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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We didnβt use food as a reward. As some previous ASL researchers did. Jennieβs reward was making herself understood. That is, she was rewarded like a human child would be rewarded. We wanted to replicate the way a human child acquires language. You donβt cram food into an infant every time she says something, now, do you? Of course not.
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Douglas Preston (Jennie: A Novel)
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the symbol for transgender in ASL is a hand held over the heart, fingers pointing down as if depicting a flowerβa lily, sayβwith its petals closed tight. Then, to make the sign, you move your arm forward, and point the βpetalsβ at the sky, so that they can open. You end by putting your hand back over your heart with the petals now facing upward.
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Jodi Picoult (Mad Honey)
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Real leadership involves clear communication, personal accountability, and a zest for bringing out the best in everyone!
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Farshad Asl
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Worrying is not an act of God; it's failing to act in the faith of His plan.
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Farshad Asl
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Praise someone today and youβll unleash their potential forever.
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Farshad Asl
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LeaderSHIFT:
Surpass the status quo
Honor your values
Impact the world
Focus on your purpose
Tβranscend boundaries
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Farshad Asl
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Keep making a difference out there! Don't let the noise around you distract you from listening to the voice within you.
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Farshad Asl
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If there isn't a struggle, there's no stretch, and therefore no growth. Easy doesnβt change you and comfort wonβt challenge you. Coasting isn't a strategy.
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Farshad Asl
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Motivation doesn't work, Your decisions do!
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Farshad Asl
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Det umulige tar bare lenger tid
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Asle Terje Johansen
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Personal growth doesnβt occur without effort. The effort is one of recognizing your own power, and taking ownership and responsibility for your own development.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Your habits guide and sculpt your path. The same process that builds habits can break habits.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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If you're still breathing, you have the power to lead your life.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Vision leads to proper planning and proper planning leads to successful completion.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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You canβt manage time. You can only manage your life. You canβt strategically plan time, you can only plan your life.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Reflection is an all-consuming, in-depth, and serious thought process that is required in a paradigm shift.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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You donβt achieve success, you attract success.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Donβt just do it once. Remember that every day is a βNo Excusesβ day. It is not enough to have the βNo Excusesβ mindset every once in awhile.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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An uninspired mind creates a lack of energy for the body, resulting in a lack of performance filled with excuses.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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When your purpose and passion are in alignment, your work becomes your calling, your life becomes your dream, and your mindset becomes 20/20 in clarity.
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Farshad Asl
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Vision with action and commitment can change the world, but without action it's just a dream, and without commitment it's a nightmare.
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Farshad Asl
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True Leaders take an Ordinary Person and turn them into an Extraordinary Performer.
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Farshad Asl
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Happiness attracts success. Happy people perform at a much higher level with less burnout, greater productivity, and more resilience. You can't win being unhappy.
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Farshad Asl
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The difference between poverty and prosperity is the mindset of living out of necessity instead of possibility.
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Farshad Asl
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Surround yourself with everything and everyone that will help you feel your best, think your best, do your best, and be your best.
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Farshad Asl
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Don't be a prisoner of people's opinion of you, become liberated in God's design of you. You are beautifully made.
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Farshad Asl
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Once you accept your circumstances and decide to take action, you can welcome change. Change is an opportunity to form new habits and become who you are meant to be.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Sharing a clear and concise vision spawns a sense of purpose and direction. It attracts success toward you and helps you build an expanding team.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Don't just aim, Shoot!
Don't just talk, Do!
Don't just walk, Move!
Don't just hope, Act!
Donβt just follow, Lead!
Donβt just dream, Live!
Donβt just exist, Love!
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Farshad Asl
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Decisiveness is the number one quality of a dynamic leader; his ability to communicate a decision with passion and integrity is an art form.
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Farshad Asl
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ο»ΏWe SPEND TIME, we PRIORITIZE TASKS, and we MANAGE LIFE.
The first person to lead is YOURSELF.
The first thing to manage is YOUR LIFE.
The first area to focus on is YOUR PURPOSE.
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Farshad Asl
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Legacy is more than leaving possessions behind. It's about investing in people with passion and integrity through leadership and love.
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Farshad Asl
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Leadership is the art of intentional living.
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Farshad Asl
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If you want innovation, growth, and culture, invest in people, not technology. Technology can't lead, love, or connect.
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Farshad Asl
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Leaders don't assume. Assumptions are the termites of leadership. Communicate, communicate, and communicate, until you connect.
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Farshad Asl
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Growth is the sum of small efforts repeated daily. Commit yourself to take 5 DAILY ACTIONS that would move your goal towards completion.
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Farshad Asl
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Our enthusiasm is contagious! With it, we are tuned in to a higher purpose and without it, we are just an average person.
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Farshad Asl
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We all have the DNA of an entrepreneur.
Some are building their own dreams.
While most are building other people's dreams.
Entrepreneurs are Dream Builders. Are you building yours?
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Farshad Asl
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Your environment plays a key factor in living a fulfilled life. In order to bear fruit, gain fulfillment, and meet fruition, you must intentionally create an environment that will sustain you.
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Farshad Asl
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Change is a difficult process. It can truly take place in an environment of support, structure, and sacrifice. Support comes from asking for help, seeking professional coaching, and surrounding yourself with the right people. Structure requires accountability, a follow-up system, and action. Sacrifice requires paying the price and getting out of your comfort zone but staying in your strength zone.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Authentic Leaders are not afraid to show emotion and vulnerability as they share in the challenges with their team. Developing a solid foundation of trust with open and honest communication is critical to authentic leadership.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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When your leadership and legacy are built on love, obstacles are overcome through loveβs fruit of optimism, foundations are built solid and secure in loveβs values, and success is achieved through the strength found in loveβs endurance.
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Farshad Asl (The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity)
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Winning is not just a moment of glory, itβs a journey of peaks and valleys.
Perseverance Matters!
Winning is a habit.
Small wins matter!
Winning is an attitude.
Mindset Matters!
Winning is a choice.
Hard work matters!
Winning is your responsibility.
Winning matters!
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Whether you have experienced financial struggles, a challenging childhood, prejudice or criticism against your weight, sex, race, or faith, or even rejection, failure, and loss, you should never give up. Your experiences, challenges, and struggles are all the more reasons for you to succeed. So get up, get busy, and start building the future you deserve. There are no limits other than the ones we create for ourselves. Grow from your past to gain success in your future.
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