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Maxwell Maltz

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.

Maxwell Maltz

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Success depends more on having the bravery to trust and act on your own ideas than on simply having better skills or thoughts. Taking thoughtful risks and following through with action is what often separates those who succeed from those who fail.

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