“Don’t let your trauma time travel” …#JasonWilsononJoeRogan1692…Walk good. 28all. Eya. *PR, LS*

The Warm-Up: 

“Instead of praising people for being ‘resilient’, change the systems that are making them vulnerable.” ~Dr. Muna Abdi

The Core: 

“Get out of your own way, you’ll become unstoppable.” ~Adamas Shivananda

“Your authenticity will keep more doors open than performance and lies.” ~Dr. Thema Bryant

“The best kind of wealth involves being invisible. You trigger neither envy nor hate, you enjoy your life privately.” ~Orange Book

“In a world where few people can delay gratification, those who can gain an advantage. Discipline creates opportunity.” ~Shane Parrish

“You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?” ~Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra

“Half of your mastery of power comes from what you do not do, what you do not allow yourself to get dragged into. For this skill, you must learn to judge all things by what they cost you.” ~Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power

“When we’re struggling, we often take it out on the people closest to us without pausing to realize that the reason they’re so close, is because they care the most. When things don’t go your way, don’t take it out on the people that are wishing it did.” ~Steven Bartlett

“Not what you asked for, but just what you needed: That doesn’t happen very often. When someone combines generosity, insight and bravery to provide something before we know that’s what we need, we are particularly grateful. It’s a special form of leadership.” ~Seth Godin

“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.” ~Anais Nin

“Remember this, that beauty is of truth, authenticity. Become more authentic and you will have a flowering. And the more authentic you become, by and by you will feel many things are falling away of their own accord. You never made any effort to do it; they are falling of their accord. And once you know that knack of it, then you become more and more loose, more and more natural, authentic.” ~Osho, Tantra: The Supreme Understanding

“Winning requires a combination of street education, formal education, common sense—which is not always that common—and uncommon sense, because Winning is definitely uncommon. They can take everything from you—your house, money, clothes, cars, jets. But the one thing they can’t take is your education and what you’ve learned. And the one thing you can count on if you do indeed lose everything is that education.” ~Tim S. Grover, W1NNING

“I came out the womb with a gold teeth mentality. I came out the womb me. I’m a product of my environment. Immokalee is the Poor South Florida. Don’t picture no South Beach. It’s grit and grind. All we ever knew was hard. But it’s so tight-knit. Everybody’s your cousin’s cousin, you know what I mean? We really get it out the mud. Maybe you got it out the grass. Maybe you got it off the pavement or whatever. But in Immokalee, we get it out the mud, MyBoii.” ~Edgerrin James, The Things I’ll Never Forget

“An open door is not proof of God’s will. The question to pray before walking through any door is: ‘God, did you open this door for me?’…Is this opportunity or ‘open door’ one that you have asked God for, according to His will? To pray for something according to God’s will is to ask God the Father for something on behalf of His Son, Jesus. In other words, ask for what Jesus would ask for. If that door represents something you have asked for, by faith, knowing God has heard you, and you have asked for God’s glory not your personal gain, it is likely a door He has opened in response to your request.” ~Chris Durso

Last Set: 

“Our need to be right makes it easy to see people who agree with us as good and people who disagree with us as bad. When we shift the focus to achieving the best outcome, we worry more about what we’re missing than being right. Outcome over ego.” ~Shane Parrish

Food For Thought:

“Chaos is definitely my jam. We have to look out for ourselves, the whole put your oxygen mask on first is an important reminder. That is a little tougher for the ultimate leader to navigate because when you look over your shoulder, there’s not a lot of other people there who can do what you do. At the same time, all these terms we’re hearing more of, self-care and mental health and physical wellness. These things are the foundation of being able to lead when we are called to lead at exceptional times of change and difficulty. And so that’s just a plug for take care of yourself as best as you can when you can, because you want to be there as strong as you can be for that rainy day. First being in the game as a choice, sometimes I need to take myself out of the game for a moment. And what makes that easier is having a great team, being able to lean on them.” ~Kat Cole: The Power of Possible, on The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish, Episode #117 

Bless Up:

“Opening on September 17th, Brilliant and Black: A Jewelry Renaissance will showcase the work of 21 Black designers from across the US and Europe. The show, curated by Grant in partnership with Sotheby’s director of jewelry Frank Everett, will feature roughly 60 pieces, with prices starting at $1,500. At the top end of the scale is a million-dollar ring that has been custom-made for the occasion by Maggi Simpkins. If it sells, it will set a record for the most expensive jewel by a Black designer sold at a major global auction house.” ~Alice Kemp-Habib, A New Exhibition Celebrating Black Jewelry Designers Is Coming to New York (Shoutout Maggi!!)

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