They’re all watching…the ones who said you couldn’t do it. The ones who want to know what you’re doing. The ones who know you can do it. The ones who want to stop you from doing it. #dailydose. Walk good. 28all. Eya. *AG, LS*

The Warm-Up: 

“Don’t reach for normal, reach for better.” ~Michele Norris, Protests and the Pandemic, The Michelle Obama Podcast

The Core:

“Adversity reveals strength. Comfort reveals weakness.” ~James Clear

“Times are always unprecedented if we are paying attention.” ~Anonymous

“Be who you are. Let the world find out on their own time.” ~Bobby Stroupe

“You must be prepared to work always without applause.” ~Ernest Hemingway

“Content is how we swap stories. Commerce is how we swap solutions.” ~Jack Butcher

“Someone took that same situation you’ve been complaining about and won with it…Don’t pray for easy. Pray for strength.” ~Dr. Eric Thomas

“Mindset says one thing. Frequency says another…in other words, may your mindset promote your actions and your actions define your frequency.” ~Matt Gottesman

“David never referred to himself as ‘a Man after God’s own Heart’—God said that about him. Stay away from being self-proclaimed. You are God ordained.” ~Chris Durso

“Most people in high-stress, decision-making industries are always operating at this kind of simmering six, as opposed to the undulation between deep relaxation and being at a 10.” ~Josh Waitzkin

“Four ways to gain the trust of others: openly communicate vision and values, focus on shared goals rather than personal agendas, listen with an open mind, do the right thing regardless of personal risk.” ~John Maxwell

“Learning to love the skin you’re in requires redefining who you are and where your confidence comes from, as well as developing a strong sense of self, and learning to let yourself connect authentically with others.” ~Jessi Kneeland

“Where will we go/ When di quarantine ting done and everybody touch road/ Mommy, me go NASCAR/ Pull up in a fast car/ A nuh false start/ Mek you and di boss par/ I know you’re feeling me/ You know I’m feeling you/ So what now we fi do…” ~Koffee, Lockdown

“Exorbitant positive thinking is not the way that most people have solved issues. I’m more of a fan of being pragmatic. You hope for the best, but you work for what’s real. But a lot of people just hope for the best without working and that decreases your motivation because your brain thinks you’ve gotten done what it is that you’re constantly yearning to do. You have to envision things going positively but also envision the roadblocks that may be ahead—then you can mentally prepare yourself for how you are going to respond to that.” ~Joe Holder

Last Set: 

“ ‘Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.’ ~Anais Nin. It’s a short reminder that success can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations we are willing to have, and the number of uncomfortable actions we are willing to take. The most fulfilled and effective people I know – world-famous creatives, billionaires, thought leaders, and more — look at their life’s journey as perhaps 25 percent find themselves and 75 percent creating themselves.” ~Tim Ferriss

Food for Thought: 

“Getting paid what you deserve: You never do. Instead, you get paid what other people think you’re worth. That’s an empathic flip that makes it all make sense. Instead of feeling undervalued or disrespected, you can focus on creating a reputation and a work product that others believe is worth more. Because people don’t make buying decisions based on what’s good for you—they act based on what they see, need and believe. Yes, we frequently sell ourselves too short. We don’t ask for compensation commensurate with the value we create. It’s a form of hiding. But the most common form of this hiding is not merely lowering the price. No, the mistake we make is in not telling stories that create more value, in not doing the hard work of building something unique and worth seeking out. This is another way to talk about marketing. And modern marketing is done with the people we seek to serve, not at them. It’s based on the idea that if the customer knew what you know, and believed what you believe, they’d want to work with you. On the principle that long-term trust is worth far more than any single transaction [ever] could be.” ~Seth Godin