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Page 349 devote your time and energy to to the thingThings you enjoy. Excellent follows enthusiasm, and doing anything solely for prestige rarely leads to success.
— from Fuel (Energy)
In the book
Then refill it with zest, the vibrant inside of a meaningful life, found in almost any activity you bring yourself fully to. Keep the spiritual tank topped, because it powers all the rest. This is the fuel of meaning, and it is fed by your deepest values — the enduring code of conduct that purpose is built upon; devote your time and energy to the things you genuinely enjoy, for excellence reliably follows enthusiasm and rarely follows mere prestige-seeking. Know your refuelers. Make an honest list of what actually gives you energy and what drains it; renew all four dimensions on a schedule, the way an athlete trains and recovers; keep an inventory of your peaks and troughs across a typical week to see your real pattern. — Fuel (Energy)
And use the leverage of a fresh start — a new year, a new chapter — because beginnings genuinely lift the will to change, wiping the slate clean and raising your optimism. And here is the practical key to staying fueled: devote your energy to the things you genuinely enjoy. Excellence follows enthusiasm, and almost nothing done purely for prestige ever leads to lasting success. And clarify, for yourself, what you even mean by a dream: is it a fantasy you will not work for, an aspiration you would like with or without effort, a goal you will make real efforts toward, or an inner drive you feel you simply must accomplish? […] Then act — now. Nothing happens until you move; build it one day at a time; and break procrastination by amplifying the cost of not acting. Feed the right fuel. Lean on autonomy, mastery, and purpose; do what you genuinely enjoy; and check that the drive is honestly your own. Measure by greatness, not the scoreboard; accept your own imperfection; and do your maximum, not perfection. — Goals, Action & Defining Success (Goal/Action/Success/Motivation)