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> [Life is a journey. Part of that journey is not just using your talents, but trying to decide what is your gift and then directing your talents to support your gift so you can soar to new heights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/life-is-a-journey-part-of-that-journey-is-not-just-using-your-talents/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

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## More by Daniel Burrus

> [There’s no competitive advantage in being just like everyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/there-s-no-competitive-advantage-in-being-just-like-everyone-else/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [Life is a journey. Part of that journey is not just using your talents, but trying to decide what is your gift and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/life-is-a-journey-part-of-that-journey-is-not-just-using-your-talents/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [Theres no competitive advantage in being just like everyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/theres-no-competitive-advantage-in-being-just-like-everyone-else/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [Keeping up is a fool's game; seek advantage instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/keeping-up-is-a-fool-s-game-seek-advantage-instead/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [“To a startling extent, in other words, our vision of the future is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Change your view of the future, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/to-a-startling-extent-in-other-words-our-vision-of-the-future-is-a/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [The move from scarcity thinking to abundance thinking, from zero-sum competition to one-hundred-sum collaboration, is not just a “nice” or “moral” idea. In the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/the-move-from-scarcity-thinking-to-abundance-thinking-from-zero-sum/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [“The way we’ve always done it is the biggest hurdle we face going forward successfully into the future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/the-way-we-ve-always-done-it-is-the-biggest-hurdle-we-face-going/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/focus-on-competition-has-always-been-a-formula-for-mediocrity/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [I think all of us are looking at the future with yesterday's eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/i-think-all-of-us-are-looking-at-the-future-with-yesterday-s-eyes/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [Information is power only if you can take action with it. Then, and only then, does it represent knowledge and, consequently, power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/information-is-power-only-if-you-can-take-action-with-it-then-and/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

> [“It used to be that the big eat the small; now it’s the fast that eat the slow. Fast is the new big.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-burrus/it-used-to-be-that-the-big-eat-the-small-now-it-s-the-fast-that-eat/)

[Daniel Burrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-burrus/)

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