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“Life was all pattern and discipline; and the beauty of discipline is when it works. And it was working very well.” #InvisibleMan…Walk good. 28all. Eya. *MD* The Warm-Up: “I’ve said it before, but I can’t say it enough: underestimated friends, we simply do not have the luxury of time to waste on imposter syndrome. Whatever you’re being paid, it’s not enough. Whatever power you have, you can always have more, & there’s more than enough to go around.” ~Arlan Hamilton The Core: “Inevitably, the fastest way is the way that compounds.” ~Shane Parrish “Responding to level two issues with level ten intensity is a trauma response. Breathe. You’re safe.” ~Dr, Thema Bryant “Once you learn how to use Twitter as a learning platform, it becomes the most valuable product you use.” ~Anthony Pompliano “REMINDER: The willingness to change your mind when presented with new information is a sign of intelligence.” ~Anthony Pompliano “Some people from your past only reach out to see if there’s still energy there for them to drain. Stay in your energetic freedom and power.” ~Lalah Delia “The confidence to say no to most things. The patience to wait when there is nothing to do. The discipline to do common things uncommonly well for a long period of time. The decisiveness to act with speed and conviction when the time is right.” ~Shane Parrish “When I opened this restaurant in this unique corner, I constantly thought: ‘How can I measure up with the beauty of this place?’ I feel the weight of this responsibility and I strive every day to reach a higher quality.” ~Stefano, Cucina Del Teatro, Rome, Italy “It took me 18 years. 18 years to realize that you don’t learn just through reading. You learn through: *Active participation. *Trying, trying, and failing. *Analyzing your mistakes. Not: *Passive reading. *Passive digesting. *Passive listening.” ~Aadit Sheth “Resting is not a waste of time. It’s an investment in well-being. Relaxing is not a sign of laziness. It’s a source of energy. Breaks are not a distraction. They’re a chance to refocus attention. Play is not a frivolous activity. It’s a path to connection and creativity.” ~Adam Grant “Dan Brown is worth $178M (10+ books, 200M copies). John Grisham is worth $225M (27+ books, 300M copies). Stephen King is worth $400M (100 books, 350M copies). James Patterson is worth $600M (200 books, 300M copies). Imagine this, but as an independent writer owning 100%.” ~Nicolas Cole “Pay attention right now to those concerned with…1) community over popularity. 2) accountability over diversion. 3) integrity over dishonesty and a lack of morals. 4) growth and unity over division. 5) peace and prosperity over greed. 6) awakened souls over triggered souls. 7) enlightenment over gaslighting. This is where you’ll find what and who you need.” ~Matt Gottesman “They say that a person’s personality is the sum of their experiences. But that isn’t true, at least not entirely, because if our past was all the defined us, we’d never be able to put up with ourselves. We need to be allowed to convince ourselves that we’re more than the mistakes we made yesterday. That we are all of our next choices, too, all of our tomorrows.” ~Fredrik Backman, Anxious People “It’s you young folks what’s going to make the changes, y’all’s the ones. You got to lead and you got to fight and move us all on up a little higher. And I tell you something else, it’s the ones from the South that’s got to do it, them what knows the fire and ain’t forgot how it burns. Up here too many forgits. They finds a place for theyselves and forgits the ones on the bottom. Oh, heap of them talks about doing things, but they done really forgot. No, it’s you young ones what has to remember and take the lead.” ~Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Last Set: “Don’t get addicted to the medicine. Writing advice is good if you put it into practice. Self-help books are good if you put them into practice. Brainstorming ideas is good if you execute them. Don’t let planning, researching, and reading turn into procrastination.” ~Dickie Bush Food For Thought: “ ‘You can’t beat somebody with a nobody,’ goes the old political saying. But today you can…. Richard Nixon may be the best-known political name in the world. But almost any nobody could beat him. Publicity is like eating. Nothing kills the appetite quite as much as a hearty meal. And nothing kills the publicity potential of a product or a person quite as much as a cover story in a national magazine. The media are constantly looking for the new and different, the fresh young face. In dealing with the media, you must conserve your anonymity until you are ready to spend it. And then when you spend it, spend it big. Always keeping in mind that the objective is not publicity or communication for its own sake, but publicity to achieve a position in the prospect’s mind.” ~Al Ries and Jack Trout, Positioning Food For Thought II: “Investors and speculators have always coexisted in markets, and the behavior of many market participants is a blend of the two. But it is useful to keep in mind that these are separate activities… ‘The oracle was Aesop and his enduring, though somewhat incomplete, investment insight was ‘a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.’ To flesh out this principle, you must answer only three questions. How certain are you that there are indeed birds in the bush? When will they emerge and how many will there be? What is the risk-free interest rate (which we consider to be the yield on long-term U.S. bonds)? If you can answer these three questions, you will know the maximum value of the bush— and the maximum number of the birds you now possess that should be offered for it. And, of course, don’t literally think birds. Think dollars.’ Aesop knew that everything is a DCF model.” ~Michael J. Mauboussin and Dan Callahan, Everything Is a DCF Model :: We appreciate your readership. You can learn more about the MML here. To the extent someone felt compelled to spread the love and this was forwarded to you, you can sign up for the newsletter here.
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