An elephant covers himself in dirt so the herd will accept him as grey, then the rain comes and washes the disguise away. That parable sits near the centre of this blog and states its argument better than any list could: being different is the requirement, not the obstacle.
Around the stories run collected quotations, sorted by theme and numbered in parts. Nature, time management, happiness, courage, achievement. Each set gathers lines from people worth quoting and is built to be taken one a day rather than read through in a sitting.
The original posts handle the unglamorous middle of any long effort. What consistency actually costs. How to keep investing in your own learning when money is tight. What to do on the day you lose track of why you started.
One piece opens with a couple stranded at sea, and it turns bleaker than motivational writing usually allows itself to be.
Use the quote parts as a daily habit. Read the parables when the habit stops working.