So many people from your past know a version of you that no longer exists anymore. Growth is beautiful. #vintagevivids…Walk Good. 28all. Eya.*MLE, PW, CM*

The Warm-Up: 

“Dear Lord, Today, develop my character so I not only get to the places I prayed for, but also stay there. Help me to resist letting my sense of being behind; open doors not meant for me. And when opportunities come, give me confidence, so I don’t talk myself out of them. Amen.” ~Pastor West

The Core: 

“Your mindset can change the outcome without changing the facts.” ~Shane Parrish

“A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.” ~Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

“Books = free. YouTube = free. Podcasts = free. Information is everywhere. You don’t lack knowledge. You lack focus.” ~David Bill

“How you spend your time, who you spend it with, and what you believe about the will of God are critical to what happens next in your life.” ~Steven Furtick

“Don’t be afraid to roll up your sleeves and move some of the debris or knock down the cobwebs that have amassed in your life and your faith over time.” ~Maria Goff

“Panic led to lockdowns. Lockdowns led to fiscal stimulus. Stimulus led to inflation. Inflation led to monetary tightening. Tightening leads to recession. The panic wasn’t free—and the bill is coming due.” ~Naval Ravikant

“4 attributes every entrepreneur needs in their process: Humility, Listening, Execution, Repetition. Humility to ask questions. Listening to receive answers. Execution to serve | deliver on value. Repetition to build reputation.” ~Matt Gottesman

“I don’t regard investing as gambling. I regard it as trying to take care of you and your family for the long term. And you do it by investing similar amounts every year for a long time and living to be old. And then you get to be rich.” ~Ron Baron in How To Invest by David Rubenstein

“As a child I was taught that to tell the truth was often painful. As an adult I have learned that not to tell the truth is more painful, and that the fear of telling the truth — whatever the truth may be — that fear is the most painful sensation of a moral life.” ~June Jordan, Some of Us Did Not Die​

“Reading a book about these great investors will hopefully provide the reader with insights, perspectives, and inspiration – but, the truth be told, a book will not by itself make the reader a great investor any more than reading a book about Tiger Woods’s secrets will make one a great golfer (as I have learned).” ~David Rubenstein, How To Invest, Masters On The Craft

“Starting at the top seems like great advice. Deal with the people with power and authority. Except…Power and authority aren’t often in the same place. The real power is usually foundational. What happens when humans interact. The way things are around here. Often, the people who are ostensibly in charge are simply choosing from a few culturally acceptable choices, and those choices are dictated by the foundation. It might seem like a detour, but it’s actually the cause of change.” ~Seth Godin, The Grassroots

“Sometimes people don’t want you to change because it requires too much mental work to recategorize you in their brain. They want you to stay dumb and slow and safe. The old you wasn’t a threat in their social construct. But I think every healthy thing changes and unhealthy things stay the same. I say go ahead and transform and just let others get used to it. It won’t take long for them to appreciate you for who you’ve become and give you a new space and more respected space in their mind.” ~Donald Miller, Hero on a Mission

Last Set:

“If you don’t have a partner that is honest, shows effort, is consistent & reliable, has self-awareness, is clear & directional, is supportive, is spiritual…you don’t have a partner, you have a distraction.” ~Matt Gottesman

Food For Thought:

“If it’s not authentic, time will expose that. Moving on is better than staying just to play small for someone who keeps you unsatisfied. You can love a person with everything in you, but if the effort isn’t mutual, eventually the chemistry becomes toxic…There’s no forcing a person to be real with you. Especially if they aren’t truthful with themselves. Keep your willingness to communicate how you feel. Being able to identify, understand, and articulate your emotion is a practice worth mastering. Patience allows time to reveal what needs to be seen. Don’t try to rush it. Don’t strive to control it. Don’t attempt to manipulate it. Relax and let God work.” ~Rob Hill Sr.

One More for the Road:

2022 Rockhouse Foundation Annual Dinner: October 17, 2022 @ 6:00PM. The Rockhouse Foundation is dedicated to transforming the places where Jamaica’s children learn and supporting the great people who teach them. Since its inception in 2004, the Foundation has invested over USD $7mn building, expanding and renovating six Negril area public schools and the Negril Community Library, directly impacting the lives of thousands of young people and their families. Tickets: here

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