People whoare too

People whoare too
People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...
  

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Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.
A quiettongue shows a wise head.
The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.
Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.
You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.
If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience
The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.