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“Dancing on the grave that I once lived in…” ~Goodbye Yesterday. #Elevation…28all. Eya. *JD* The Warm-Up: “You need to write more. Without AI. Without templates. Without knowing what you’re writing about. Just you, an idea, and enough time to do the difficult cognitive work necessary to reach true understanding. If you don’t, your ability to think will drastically decline.” ~Dan Koe The Core: “If the rule you followed brought you to this of what use was the rule?” ~Anton Chigurh “True mastery is shown by simplifying the complex, not complicating the simple.” ~Justin Welsh “When a tree falls, everyone hears the sound. But when a tree grows, no one hears it.” ~Persian Proverb “Branding is how people see you. Marketing is how they find you. Sales is how you get paid. Master all three.” ~Jil Theo “When you’re on the field, play as if nothing else matters. When you’re off the field, remember that the game doesn’t matter at all.” ~James Clear “Banners collect in gyms and rings collect dust, but who you become and who you impact in these 4 years you get to keep forever.” ~Cori Close, UCLA Women’s Head Basketball Coach “The greatest regret I have is underestimating the value of long-term compounding. Friendships, people, places, all get better with decades. Beautiful things don’t even start to reveal themselves for years. It is entirely what life is about. A few good things for a long time.” ~Will Manidis “The root of Samson’s problem wasn’t a lack of strength…it was a lack of discernment. He kept choosing what looked good, instead of what was aligned. And that’s how many men lose everything…chasing what feels good in the moment. Don’t be like Samson. This decision requires discernment.” ~Alexander B Dixon “Please don’t ever judge me for wins and losses that’s not who I am as a coach. Relationships – you want it for them…I feel sad, I’m sad. If you want to know the truth, I’m sad…I’m going to steal a quote from Kelvin Sampson: ‘I may not be as big a part of their life, but they are my life.’” ~Brad Underwood, Illinois Men’s Head Basketball Coach “In the corporate world, if you have: *A decent salary, *A manager who trusts you without micromanaging, *The flexibility of a hybrid work setup, *The freedom to take time off when needed, *Opportunities for growth and skill development, *A supportive and inclusive company culture; You’re already among the top 1% of professionals enjoying a truly balanced and fulfilling work life.” ~Simon Ingari “WHOOP has collected over 24 billion hours of continuous physiological data from more than 2.5 million members. That data, combined with a new medical-grade device and a generative AI coaching layer, positions WHOOP to bridge the gap between consumer wellness and clinical healthcare in a way no one else can…WHOOP is at a true inflection point. The opportunity ahead is bigger than wearables, and bigger even than wellness. It is to build the software layer for the human body: a system that helps people understand what is happening inside them, respond earlier, and live with more agency over their health. With unmatched data, exceptional product instincts, and a long-term vision, Will and the team are in a position to define what that future looks like.” ~Craig Shapiro, WHOOP “Twitter was a global town square and a serendipity machine. X is not. Bring back Twitter. Most people here actually don’t care about politics and short videos; they just want to connect with interesting people from all around the world regardless of their actual location. Failing often and iterating fast actually kills a product if you take away all the fun from all the people who actually make the product. And once all the OG creators who made this place are gone, and all the network effects no longer matter (because the all-mighty AI obviously knows better what human beings want and need to consume online); then, there will be no one with original thoughts left to complain or care at all. If the most ironic outcomes are bound to happen, we can easily get a hint of the future when everyone in the present starts talking about ‘taste.’ Twitter as a platform felt ‘aimless’ and with a lot of flaws that never got fixed, but maybe that directionless wandering was where the magic came from.” ~Orange Book Last Set: “The market doesn’t care how hard you worked. It cares whether you made something easier, faster, cheaper, or safer. Effort is invisible. Impact is priced.” ~Sharran Srivatsaa Food For Thought: “You have no experience. You’ve never started a company. You’ve never had a full-time job. Nike is going to kill you. You’re a kid. You don’t have technical skills. You shouldn’t build hardware. Apple is going to kill you. You can’t build hardware. You can’t measure heart rate non-invasively. Athletes don’t care about recovery. Under Armour is going to kill you. It won’t be accurate. You don’t listen. You’re an ineffective leader. You can’t recruit great talent. You’re going to have to pay every athlete. You can’t measure sleep non-invasively. It’s too expensive to research. Athletes are a small market. The product costs too much to make. The product costs too much to sell. Your valuation is too high. Consumers aren’t going to want it. Hardware is too hard. You should measure steps. Fitbit is going to kill you. You can’t build a marketing engine. You can’t raise enough money. You need a real CEO. Google is going to kill you. You can’t be a subscription. You can’t build a brand. You can’t do consumer in Boston. Your valuation is too high. You shouldn’t make accessories. You shouldn’t make apparel. Lululemon is going to kill you. You can’t predict Covid. Stay in your niche. You are going to run out of money. You can’t build a health platform. Amazon is going to kill you. You can’t measure blood pressure. You can’t get medical approvals. The market is too small. You don’t understand AI. The market is too competitive. It won’t work internationally. The supply chain is too complicated. You can’t build an AI. You can’t raise enough money. It’s too competitive. Healthcare isn’t going to want it. … Just keep going.” ~Will Ahmed
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