CHAPTER 1

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The Fundamentals

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

—Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur and motivational speaker

I have a love–hate relationship with fundamentals. The easier the task seems to be, the less enjoyable I seem to find it, at least unless I already have a love for the topic at some level. In elementary school, there were fun classes, like recess and lunch for example. But when handwriting class came around, very few kids really liked it, and most of those who did just loved the taste of the pencil lead. But handwriting class was an ...

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