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Helping one another = what separates us from the animals. 28all. Eya. *JB, PW* The Warm-Up: “There’s so many hidden fees when you don’t pay attention to the signs. Dismissing your intuition becomes more expensive every time you ignore it.” ~Billy Chapata The Core: “Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it.” ~Stephen Colbert “A sign of success is when you remain playful and high energy even as you get older.” ~Orange Book “Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.” ~Robert Strauss “What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.” ~J. Sidlow Baxter “Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power – not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist.” ~Bell Hooks “You know you’re aligned with your work when answers get revealed to you in your dreams. Means you’re all in. Mind, body, and spirit. Breakthrough ideas aren’t so much found or discovered, but revealed to you by mystical and ethereal forces.” ~David Perell “We are not waiting for the all-clear sign and believe the best investments are made during times of uncertainty.” ~Jon Gray, in the context of Blackstone’s $10bn multifamily acquisition [Blackstone Making $10 Billion Multifamily Purchase, Going on the Real Estate Offensive] “If you only value raw intellect, natural talent, financial success, and neglect moral character, don’t be surprised if you have no kind and thoughtful friends. A lot of good people out there simply don’t want to make each conversation an intellectual debate or a business meeting.” ~Orange Book “Allow beauty to shatter you regularly. The loveliest people are the ones who have been burnt and broken and torn at the seams, yet still send their open hearts into the world to mend with love again, and again, and again. You must allow yourself to feel your life while you’re in it.” ~Victoria Erickson “In sport the mind serves as the acolyte and apprentice of the body. Nothing interferes with the flow of the game more than the athlete who obsesses about his every move on the court. You move, you react, you recover, you drive, and the thinking is seamless and invisible in the secret codes of your game.” ~Pat Conroy “A full season of healthy basketball, I am forever grateful. Extremely proud, but far from satisfied. A season of overcoming adversity, building character, faith, hope and strength. Against all odds, wouldn’t trade this team for the world. Still got a whole lot left to prove. To my Twin and Lili, you guys are my sisters for life. I will miss you tremendously, but can’t wait to see what the future holds. Words can’t explain what you both mean to me. I love you forever. Jeremiah 29:11 – [‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’]” ~Paige Beuckers, via her Instagram Last Set: “At least one time, each day, do something for yourself to impress yourself…And don’t share it with anybody…Just be alone and impressed…You’ll see the difference it makes when the rough times come around…” ~Rob Hill Sr. Food For Thought: “Mastery is not only about getting better at your craft, but also about finding ways to eliminate the obstacles, distractions, and other annoyances that prevent you from working on your craft. Top performers find ways to spend as much time as possible on what matters and as little time as possible on what doesn’t. It is not someone else’s responsibility to create the conditions for success. You have to actively work to eliminate the things that don’t matter from your workload. If you haven’t figured out how to do that, you haven’t mastered your craft.” ~James Clear, 3-2-1 Something for the Road: I’m not gonna front. This was not my best effort. But every MML isnt gonna be, some I just try to get through. That said, I used to be a stickler about not repeating quotes. Yet over the last year, I’ve gotten more comfortable bringing some of them old ones back. So if you recognize some of the above, that means you been a real one on the MML journey. Many of the longer quotes were recycled from Aug 15, 2014. Let’s get it!
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