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It’s a dog fight…Walk good. 28all. Eya. *KO, SW, JA, CS, BM* The Warm-Up: “Show up, work hard, and listen. That’s it.” ~Tim Grover... “Stick to the basics. Every. Single. Day. Do your job. Sweat the details. Put the team first. Be attentive. Ignore the noise. Speak for yourself.” ~Farnum Street The Core: “Focus on the process that leads to the goal, not the goal.” ~Orange Book “Culture is a plot against the expansion of consciousness.” ~Terence McKenna “Be careful where you set your goals because you may achieve them.” ~Bill Solomon “You don’t need extraordinary actions to create extraordinary results.” ~Shane Parrish “The secret to being productive is to work on the right thing—even if it’s at a slow pace.” ~James Clear, 3-2-1 “The only thing that is ultimately going to matter in your life is how you feel about yourself when you’re by yourself. Fulfillment comes down to being proud of the person you are.” ~Tom Bilyeu “Love the process so much that you become friends with habit, adversaries with procrastination and lovers with discipline. Happiness and good fortune require active participation.” ~Matt Gottesman “The two greatest inventions of the human mind are Writing and Money — the common language of intelligence and the common language of self-interest.” ~Mirabeau (read in: Bitcoin for the Open-Minded Skeptic) “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” ~2 Chronicles 7:14 “Grace isn’t just something that God does; it is who He is. As true as it is that you’re Human, is as true that He is grace. With that being said, that same way that you don’t question whether or not you’re human, stop questioning if He loves and forgives you.” ~Chris Durso “The thing is that you’ll never get control that way. Trying to beat alcohol by consuming more is like trying to drink the ocean. It will drown you before you get there….What a crazy thing it is to try to heal yourself by poisoning yourself a little more each time.” ~Sarah, drinking & driving “You friends will support you emotionally, but they are not your therapist. Your friends will support you financially, but they are not your bank account. Your friends will support you mentally, but they are not your steppingstone. Be a good friend, don’t use your friends.” ~Orange Book “This toxic society we live in is slowly urging us to trade meaningfulness for material abundance, followers, likes, isolation and shallowness. They call us the connected generation because of the rapid proliferation of high-speed internet, but the data shows that even in the most densely populated internet-connected cities, meaningful connection is at an all-time low.” ~Steven Bartlett “That’s not to say you should pay special attention to people who sound crazy – most contrarianism is just attention-seeking cynicism. But when expectations move slower than reality you should always expect that whoever ends up being right believed something that at one point defied most people’s common sense. Which is a problem, because while most people think they want good information, what they actually crave is information that confirms their vested beliefs.” ~Collaborative Fund, It Sounds Crazy Last Set: “It’s strange, but many of the people that pass on you cant actually do what you do. Most haven’t overcome the obstacles you’ve conquered. Accept that for what it is and don’t internalize that they overlooked you. We need your contribution. Part of the test in business is taking L’s from people that barely have qualifications to give them. How you handle these losses is more important than the actual rejection. Being resilient is key. Actually getting back up after being knocked down is championship behavior. ‘No!’ Is sometimes the best indicator you are actually headed in the right direction anyway. If you are doing something disruptive people aren’t likely to be able to understand. They haven’t seen it before so saying no comes easy. Protect your vision. It’s yours for a reason. Guard your heart especially from VCs. They make careers being right 1-2% of the time. We wouldn’t be having this conversation if that was your batting average. You don’t want money from someone that doesn’t believe in your maximum potential anyway. Besides, what do you look like being sad about comments from someone that hasn’t ever been to war? This is your assignment! Push through the doubt and prove them wrong. They’ll understand soon that they misplaced their bet. We were built for this…” ~Ryan Wilson Food For Thought: It’s been one of those weeks...Those weeks where misery needs company. I felt happy to know that I wasn’t the only one going through it. I had a text exchange with a person that innocently questioned my struggle. She commented: “You’re going through it too? And checking in on tons of folks. Idk how you do all these things, but I appreciate them.” I explained that I hope I don’t give off the façade that I’ve got it all together, cause your boy is out here, trying to put one foot in front of the other, learning as I go. I’m the furthest thing from perfect, just like everyone I know… It’s my brokenness, my humanity, and my humility that made receiving this text message ( Lastw ) yesterday morning that much more powerful… “SEAN! XX just walked up to me with BIGGEST smile—xx absolutely loved meeting you. XX loved the eventand made a ton of new friends, but xx really emphasized how inspirational it is to see what you’ve done with the MML—and I’m right there with xx! So, thank you as always for brightening up our days, excited for the next one, sounds like it’ll be a good one. Hope you have a lovely start to the day.” So, I’ll end the same way as she did, thank YOU for giving me life and continuing to read. [I] hope you have a lovely start to the day! :: 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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