“What nobody understood then is this: The only way that you achieve what you want and fulfill your dreams and become great is by demanding that sort of attention. You have to make it happen.”
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Original: (it) Quello che vuoi si ottiene decidendo che puoi ottenerlo: dove concentri la tua attenzione, fluisce l'attrazione.
Source: prevale.net
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