Don’t let your fear lead you back to what’s familiar…Walk good. 28all. Eya. *MB*

The Warm-Up: 

“It’s not always bad to go back…in Luke 15, there was this young man who decided to ask his father for his share of the inheritance early. ‘I want it now. I want it now.’ And you know what’s really scary, his father gave him what he asked for even though it wasn’t best for him…Israel got Saul as their king and God didn’t want to give them a king, He wanted to be their king. You can get what you wanted, asking the wrong question.” ~Steven Furtick, The Power Of A Better Question

The Core: 

“Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.” ~Tim Ferriss

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” ~Joseph Campbell

“For the most ambitious young people, the corporate ladder is obsolete.” ~Paul Graham

“Strategize at a crossroads, execute while on the path. Never do the opposite.” ~Michael Mayer

“Long-term, you get the body, the mind, the family, and the wealth you deserve. Think in decades, execute every day.” ~Orange Book

“Be humble about your past achievements. Be happy about your present achievements. Be hungry about your future achievements.” ~Alex and Books

“The best thing about hanging out with smarter people is that you don’t have to watch everything you say, because they don’t constantly take offense.” ~Orange Book

“Curious people are likely to be healthier and to experience less anxiety because they see new situations as an opportunity to learn rather than an opportunity to realize that they don’t know enough.” ~Kpaxs

“A lack of patience changes the outcome. The best things compound small gains over time. The longer the time horizon, the larger the success. 99% of Warren Buffet’s net worth accumulated AFTER he turned 50. The most overlooked strategy for success is patience.” ~Shane Parrish

“I get asked often about key takeaways from the past 6 years. Here are a few: *Keep it real *Trust my instincts *Know my value *Set boundaries *Ask for what I want *Spend time alone *Sit in silence often *Get enough sleep *Always be ahead of the hype *Look up *Have fun.” ~Arlan Hamilton

“When money supply grows faster than things people want to buy, the byproduct is inflation. The pandemic reduced production of things. And the money printing presses have never worked harder. To manage inflation we must increase the production of things and print less money.” ~Mike Speiser

“For [Virgil Abloh] clothes were not garments but fungible totems of identity that sat at the nexus of art, music, politics and philosophy, and he treated them as such. ‘Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom,’ Bernard Arnault, the chairman of LVMH, said in a statement.” ~Vanessa Friedman, Virgil Abloh, Bold Designer of Men’s Wear, Dies at 41

“I think a lot of it is innate to be honest. And it’s a dangerous path because to have that endless competitive streak, you’ve got to have a fire in your belly morning, noon, and night. And that’s hard to reconcile with because most of the time in sport, most of the time in life, you fail. And so those that have that competitive streak and that desire to be the best and that relentlessness the doggedness, they also sit in that seemingly black hole of failure, more than others, but that’s also why they come out better, more than others. And so you need therapy, you need good sports psychology. And the trait that I’m describing too is really the 1% of the 1%. And you know, it, when you see that competitive. Because it’s kind of a competitive asshole is what you have to become in sports at least. And what I’ve learned in business and in life is you’ve got to be a competitive compromiser. And that requires kindness, empathy, ingenuity but the same level of aggressive, competitive spirit. But it’s shifted, in sports it’s binary. You can just tackle someone and win. Can’t do that in life.” ~Paul Rabil: Confidence and Competition, on The Knowledge Project w/ Shane Parrish Ep. 125

Last Set:

“To understand people, you must understand their ‘lens’ to perceive the world (micro vs. macro, past vs. future, creativity vs. rules). If you listen closely, they tell you through their speech and thought patterns. People are either mercenaries or missionaries. You get to decide which you to recruit. Unethical and evil people also think they’re right and justified. That’s what makes them so dangerous…” ~Michael Girdley, “I’ve interviewed and managed over 2,000 people. Here are my 55 contrarian observations about humans. A thread…” @girdley

Food For Thought:

“The fastest way to learn is to learn from reality. That means studying what’s come before, observing what’s working right now, asking customers what they want in the future, and quickly testing new ideas to gather real reactions. It means being genuinely curious, non-defensive, and open-minded. You can save hours and weeks and years be learning from reality rather than trying to invent everything from scratch. It’s the key to doing hard things the easy way—but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Learning from reality takes humility. You have to show respect to the people who came before by looking for the brilliance in their ideas rather than pointing out the shortcomings. It takes curiosity. You have to seek out ideas, insights, and inspiration from everyone you interact with.” ~Robert Reffkin, No One Succeeds Alone

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