The pain that's created by avoiding hard work is actually much worse than any pain created from the actual work itself. Because if you don't begin to work on those ideas that God has blessed you with, they will become stagnant inside of you and eventually begin to eat away at you. You might seem OK on the outside, but inside you will be ill from not getting those ideas out of your heart and into the world. Stalling leads to sickness. But taking steps, even baby steps, always leads to success. β¨ Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow (2007). Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success, p.96, Penguin
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