The-Slight-Edge

106 The Slight Edge
be drawn forward by that future, it will pull you through whatever friction and
static you encounter in the present—and whatever tugging and clutching you
may feel from the past.
One last thing about past and future—and I have saved the best for last.
You can’t change the past. You can change the
future. Would you rather be influenced by something
you can’t change, or by something you can?
Where Are You Headed?
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Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from
here?” L “That Future depends a good deal on where you want
to I go,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where—” said
Alice. F “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” TIME said
the ECat. “—so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added as
an explanation. _ Past “Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the
Cat, “if you only walk long enough.
— Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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EASY TO DO
Simple disciplines made
consistently over time
Slight Edge Life Paths
5% SUCCESS
Progressive realization of
a worthy idea
Responsibility/Discipline
Value Driven
What’s uncomfortable early becomes comfortable later
PHILOSOPHY • ATTITUDE – ACTIONS – RESULTS – LIFESTYLE
FINANCES
HEALTH
BUSINESS
What’s comfortable early becomes uncomfortable later
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
RELATIONSHIPS
Blame/Neglect
Entitled
EASY NOT TO DO
Simple errors in judgement
made over time
95% FAILURE
Lasts a lifetime
“Where I Could Be”