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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

Courage

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Success depends more on having the bravery to trust your own ideas and make thoughtful decisions than on simply being more talented or intelligent. Taking action with confidence, even when there is some risk involved, is what often sets successful people apart from those who fail.

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