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Paul Welty, PhD AI, WORK, AND STAYING HUMAN

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Ordinary people focus on the outcome. Extraordinary people focus on the process.

Unlock the secret to extraordinary success by shifting your focus from outcomes to processes, as revealed by Bryan Cranston's inspiring journey.

Duration: 0:38 | Size: 0.7 MB

In his autobiography, Bryan Cranston (Walter White of the renowned Breaking Bad) described the lesson he learned that helped him go from an average actor to an extraordinary one. Here’s what he wrote: Cranston went on to say after he made this mindset shift, he felt much more relaxed and free….

Read full article at the publisher’s site: https://theascent.pub/ordinary-people-focus-on-the-outcome-extraordinary-people-focus-on-the-process-6d9a0888df01

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