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01Undated

It’s our decisions, not our conditions, that ultimately shape the quality of our lives.

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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02Undated

How you define an event produces emotionand determines how you feel going forward

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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03Undated

Many of us have allowed well-meaning parents,teachers, religious leaders and peers to tell us that there issomething fundamentally wrong with us if we don’t believe as they do. Simply put, we have forgotten how to think for ourselves.

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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04Undated

Every day you make certain decisions and take specific actions that come about as a result of how you think, feel and the habits you tend to indulge

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05Undated

I don’t understand why people are always putting us down, instead of encouraging us to become great. Because, when you do become great, you will give me a world that I would not have any other way. We all havesomething to give one another.

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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06Undated

if you are using probability arguments wit yourself, you are saying: “I want to live a life like everybody else!” By definition, an exceptional life is a life of low probability.

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07Undated

Material poverty doesn’t causemurder, rape or terror.Mental poverty does.

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08Undated

Each child is a new being, a potentialprophet, a new spiritual prince, a new spark of light.... Whoare we to decide that it is hopeless (impossible)?

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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09Undated

Living a life without setting goals is like sailing a ship without a planned course. You are likely to end up somewhere you didn’t intend to go!

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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10Undated

our value/belief system acts as aconditioning factor for our thinking pattern.

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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11Undated

Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task if it were after hisor her heart. But the intelligent ones are those who can convert every work into one that suits their taste

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12Undated

If you decide to do anything and follow throughwith actions with the same intensity as your decision, you willdefinitely end up with an excellent result.

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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13Undated

your goals are as good as your actions.No action taken, no goals achieved

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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14Undated

Always take massive imperfect action towards your goals because the timemight never be “just right”.

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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15Undated

I’m a witness to personal development being the best investment you could ever make by improving yourselfproactively, working on your awareness, improving your skillsand knowledge about how you can get to the edge of yourpotential

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16Undated

The only way to watch paid TV from the comfort of your room isby subscribing to a paid TV service. In the same way, the only wayto change your level of financial success ‘permanently’ is to subscribeand keep upgrading your financial mind-set. But it is your decisionwhether you choose to change or not.

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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17Undated

My view is that, if you think that money brings problems, you have a problem with money. The money itself is innocent.

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18Undated

whats the point to spend money you haven’t earned, to buy thingsyou don’t need,to impress people you don’t like

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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19Undated

I have learned its very difficult to become financially free by earning the minimum wage. Even if employers increased the minimum wage like the always do its the same thing. But once employees improve on their skills and self development, their wages inevitably go up and then financial independence is possible.

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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20Undated

If you love someone you would do anything for them right?Now imagine you are that someone. Give yourself the gift of everything you want

Derric Yuh Ndim / quote

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