Less impressed, more involved #MM…Walk good. 28all. Eya. *LS, LS, DD*

The Warm-Up: 

“Doubt yourself, and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself, and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgement. And you can see forever.” ~Nancy Lopez

The Core: 

“A great conversation happens when two people think before they talk.” ~Orange Book

“The older I get the more I realize that the things that cost nothing hold the most value.” ~Unknown

“When the pain of the problem becomes greater than the pain of the solution is when you will take action.” ~Thibaut

“The way you interpret what people say is determined by how you feel for them and not always by what was said.” ~Thibaut

“My life improved dramatically once I stopped chasing optionality and committed to the things that mattered to me most.” ~David Perell

“Projecting your pain onto others is easy. Transforming pain into purpose takes work…Upmost respect + acknowledgement for those in the trenches who’s doing this work.” ~the.holistic.psychologist

“I’m not viewing 2021 as the year I get everything. 2021 is the year I continue to plant seeds, develop my self-awareness, learn more and take another step towards the best version of me.” ~Steven Bartlett

“We all deal with setbacks but in the long run, the quality of our lives often depends on the quality of our habits. With the same habits, you’ll end up with the same results. But with better habits, anything is possible.” ~James Clear, Atomic Habits

“I did learn a good lesson that day though. We have to prepare to have freedom. We have to do the work to then do the job. We have to prepare for the job so we can be free to do the work.” ~Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

“You can buy attention (advertising). You can beg for attention from the media (PR). You can bug people one at a time to get attention (sales). Or you can earn attention by creating something interesting and valuable and then publishing it online for free.” ~David Meerman Scott

“Modeling a behavior is stronger than telling someone to act differently. Kids imitate the habits of their parents. Teammates match the competitive energy of one another. Employees learn to manage like their supervisor. Be the standard and others will raise their standards.” ~James Clear

“All of your lil ‘friends’ who let you sit in the comfort of your bad habits don’t love you as much as the people who dare to challenge you to be better…Create a circle that defines your integrity, your values, your goals in life, your creativity, your flow, your accountability, your responsibility and your growth and you’ll never be confused or unclear about where you’re headed.” ~Matt Gottesman

“There is no model swing in this business, no pat answers. Each person must develop a blueprint for his swing and style of play. He must have such a conviction for the manner in which it is done that there are no chinks in the armor when facing the toughest foe on tour. The toughest challenge you will face is not necessarily the golf course, or even your competitor’s scores. Your toughest foe will be the casual comment offered up by a fellow player or teacher about how you should be doing it. When I ask you about any part of your game, I want a solid answer, and I want to hear conviction in your voice. If you don’t have a solid answer I’ll send you to the oak to write about it. I deeply believe that in writing our thoughts unseen wisdom rises to the occasion. I am not here to improve your swing; my purpose is to help you find your game. That is exactly what I tend to do.” ~David Cook, Golf’s Sacred Journey—Seven Days at the Links of Utopia

Last Set: 

“If you’re going to ask me to change something. Be willing to see it when I do. It’s not on you to manage how I change, it’s on you to support throughout the process. If you can…because we all have our thresholds. Recognize the people loving you. Know the people who can’t. Have grace for the ones who don’t know how. There is no growth without support. Let the process show you the truth.” ~Rob Hill Sr.

Food for Thought: 

“There are people who will feel threatened by the idea of you liking yourself. This is because if you like yourself, you’ll believe that you deserve to be treated well, so you won’t tolerate it when they treat you badly, and they either don’t know how to treat you properly or don’t want to treat you properly, so they know you liking yourself means that you will invariably leave them or stand up to them. When somebody wants you to be insecure or to doubt yourself, it’s because they want to use those insecurities and doubts against you. To hell with those people. They don’t care about you. They just want to be able to treat you like dirt, and they’re scared you won’t let them, so go ahead, scare them; love yourself.” ~Anonymous

Call to Action: 

Last chance! If you are an active reader of the MML or even if this is your first time reading, what are some of your favorite quotes? I’m going to curate your answers as I gear up for the EOY MML 2020. Keep’em coming!