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My First Million

My First Million

The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.

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The things we admire in other people are actually our own strengths

Evidence

People tend to notice and appreciate qualities they possess themselves, while being annoyed by traits that reflect their own weaknesses

Implication

You can become your heroes because what you admire in them already exists within you - you just need to develop and express it

Counter Belief

We admire what we lack and want to become

Example Application

Blake admired Hank Rearden from Atlas Shrugged and later was compared to that character after breaking the sound barrier, suggesting the admiration revealed his own potential