My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
The things we admire in other people are actually our own strengths
Evidence
People tend to notice and appreciate qualities they possess themselves, while being annoyed by traits that reflect their own weaknesses
Implication
You can become your heroes because what you admire in them already exists within you - you just need to develop and express it
Counter Belief
We admire what we lack and want to become
Example Application
Blake admired Hank Rearden from Atlas Shrugged and later was compared to that character after breaking the sound barrier, suggesting the admiration revealed his own potential
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