Render yourself worthy
Lincoln was intelligent and ambitious beyond normal limits. His driving motivation was to “render himself worthy” of his fellow man’s esteem, and he would not allow a lesser outcome, even when so severely depressed that he wanted to commit suicide.
Lincoln started life uneducated in the backwoods. His ambition pulled him up, despite poverty, death, depression, defeat. He read books every moment possible, studied law at night after working all day, memorized stories, ran for office (usually losing), took difficult legal cases. Once he began to form a name, he didn’t stop. Once he became president he didn’t stop. Only death could stop him from trying to render himself worthy.
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- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 125.014 Books - Abraham Lincoln - Team of Rivals
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 105.40.42 Consulting - Provide value right away for free
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 105.40.48 Consulting - Nobody cares about who you are
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 105.40.49 Consulting - You need social proof
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 106.005 About me - My life mission
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 107.018 Philosophy - Stoicism - Time to get to work
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 107.019 Philosophy - Jocko - Get your ass out of bed
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 109.42 Productivity - Wake up early
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.002 Life Lessons - I set the pace
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.015 Life Lessons - Don't wait for anybody. Just do your thing. They will understand.
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.019 Life Lessons - FOCUS on what is most important right now
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.021 Life Lessons - Finish what you start
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.021 Life Lessons - If you're not growing you're dying
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.023 Life Lessons - Make other people's decisions easy
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.032 Life Lessons - What do you want out of this life
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.044 Life Lessons - The more you change yourself the more you change those around you
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.049 Life Lessons - You get what you give
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 116.068 Life Lessons - A BIG audacious goal makes the impossible possible
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 119.023 NVC - Get what you want by helping them get what they want
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 125.007 Books - Victor Frankl Man's Search for Meaning
- 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy to 131.009 Leadership - Lift others up even at cost to yourself
- 116.122 Life Lessons - 100pct is easier than 99pct to 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy
- 131.010 Leadership - Do what should be done, not what can be done to 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy
- 131.016 Leadership - Show don't tell to 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy
- 132.004 Change - The work of change happens every day to 107.025 Philosophy - Render yourself worthy