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APX-VI-0019

“I've been consistent for long enough that people are starting to notice.”

APX · Pillar II, Apex APX-VI · Reject the Victim. Become the Author.

Reputation is just character made visible over time. What others are noticing is simply the accumulated record of your choices. Continue. The point was never the recognition, but it does confirm you're on the right track.

Your Practice

Don't let external recognition become your new motivation, that is a trap. This week, do the thing you've been doing consistently without telling anyone about it, without posting it, without any external signal. Make sure you're still doing it for the right reason.

The Architects

“I don't ever give up. I mean, I'd have to be dead or completely incapacitated.”

Elon Musk, CBS 60 Minutes interview with Scott Pelley, 'SpaceX: Entrepreneur's race to space,' aired March 18, 2012

More under APX-VI

APX-VI-0001“I keep telling myself I'm a victim of my circumstances.”APX-VI-0002“I stopped making excuses and started making moves.”APX-VI-0003“I took full ownership of my life and everything changed.”APX-VI-0004“I've been blaming everyone else for where I am in life.”APX-VI-0005“I successfully rebuilt a habit I'd lost.”APX-VI-0006“I've been waiting for permission to pursue what I actually want.”
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