Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

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CHANGE YOUR THINKING, CHANGE YOUR LIFE
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APPLY THE 80/20 RULE
The 80/20 Rule seems to apply to constraints, but in a special way.
In this context, this rule says that 80 percent of the constraints that
are holding you back from achieving your goal are 
inside
yourself.
They are contained within you, rather than in your environment.
Only 20 percent of the factors that are holding you back are in
the
outside
world. This discovery is a shock to most people. The vast
majority of people think that their major problems are created or
caused by situations and people around them. But this is usually
untrue. Most of the reasons why you are not moving ahead have to
do with your own lack of skills, ability, or good personal qualities.
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