Speaking Wrong At The Right Time

Speaking Wrong At The Right Time

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You 'Deserve' Nothing; You Earn Everything

Earn your life instead of waiting for life to happen to you

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Adam B. Coleman
Dec 21, 2023
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If there was a gift of advice I could give to everyone days before Christmas, that took me years to understand after lots of failure, it's this:

You deserve nothing. Not a relationship. Not career success. Not wealth. Nothing.

You earn everything.

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