“Look at that [x] chip on your nephew’s shoulder | My sophomore, I was all for it, they all saw it | My junior and senior will only get meaner | Take care, [2022].”…Walk Good. 28all. Eya. *JQ, KB*

The Warm-Up: 

“Things to carry into 2023: faith, purpose, self-love, kindness, gratitude, self-belief, boundaries, authenticity, mindful living, proactiveness, accountability, precious relationships, loyalty to your intuition.” ~Vex King

The Core: 

“Giving people their problems back is also part of integrity.” ~Maryam Hasnaa

“A society that believes that wealth is created through luck or privilege will eat itself alive.” ~Naval Ravikant

“If you’re going to pick 3 cards in the hand you’re dealt, take intelligence, drive, and most importantly, emotional self-discipline.” ~Naval Ravikant

“Society doesn’t reward hard-working people. Society rewards hard-working people who work on the right things in an intelligent manner.” ~Orange Book

“The person who carefully designs their daily routine goes further than the person that negotiates with themselves every day. Let inertia work for you.” ~Shane Parrish

“As you become more you, you’ll become less you in the eyes of certain people, but it’s not your responsibility to keep up with versions of you that they want to see.” ~Billy Chapata

“Everyone’s ‘too busy’ when you haven’t provided them value lately. Everyone can ‘make time’ if they think they’ll get more from you than someone they’re ‘too busy’ for.” ~Alex Hormozi

“Julian has always believed that life came down to a few key moments. This was the first moment of the rest of his life, a life soon to be much more than it had ever been.” ~Robin Sharma, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

“3 things that help luck: 1) Deconstructing your craft, so you know what good opportunities look like. 2) Remaining vigilant, so you notice when lucky breaks come your way. 3) Acting quickly, so you are more likely to seize luck when it arrives.” ~James Clear

“The best way to contend with problems, with issues, with adversity…is by taking action. The more you sit and the more you wait and the more time you spend with that adversity with the upper hand inside your head, the worse it’s going to get.” ~Jocko Willink

“Self-healers are powerful alchemists. They transform their pain into power, their wounds into wisdom, the mistreatment of others into boundaries, the tantrums of their inner wounded child into red flags, and their generational curses in blessings.” ~@MindTendencies2

“Most companies don’t die because they are wrong; most die because they don’t commit themselves. They fritter away their momentum and their valuable resources while attempting to make a decision. The greatest danger is in standing still.” ~Andy Grove, Commit and Go!

“Bad bosses punish time off. They see vacations as a lack of dedication to work. Good bosses grant time off. They see vacations as a source of energy for work. Great bosses insist on time off. They see vacations as a right, not a reward—they care about your life beyond work.” ~Adam Grant

“Data is everywhere around us, and most of it is simply noise. The purpose of information is to inform, to help us change our minds. Information has a point of view, it’s useful. It turns data into actionable truth. Getting more data isn’t the hard part. Turning it into information is.” ~Seth Godin

“Modern dating is low quality people competing against one another to see who can come out with the most protected ego. The emotionally secure are playing an entirely different game. They’re not trying to win. They’ve already won and want to find another winner to celebrate with.” ~@thedulab

“Good or bad, what they tell you, it’s not true…And then you forget – like, you literally forget how you did it. And it’s the craziest thing in the world because you want to [remember], but you took so much time off that you’ve forgotten how to do the work to get there…People lose track of that. People lose track of how they felt before they won. They start to give more to the bright lights and all the shiny and the glittery stuff. And football’s not about shiny and glitter.” ~Stetson Bennett, Georgia’s Stetson Bennett talks difficulty of repeating

Last Set:

“The smartest people I know are building leverage by focusing nearly 100% on audience, community, and distribution in 2023.” ~Justin Welsh

Food For Thought:

“Lessons I learned in venture this year: 1) Most people want you to win. 2) Real ‘value add’ is largely intangible (answering the 10pm call). 3) Breaking in is hard, barrier to making real impact once in is low. 4) Courageous authenticity is a massive asset. 5) Get capital from the legendary GPs and the cell phone numbers of the principals | VPs (they are in the trenches with you). 6) Almost no one has unwavering conviction, follow your gut | plan. 7) LP relationships take years not months. 8) Nothing beats in person quality time.” ~Nichole Wischoff

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