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Permanent beta is about the power of yet…#StartupofYou…Walk Good. 28all. Eya. *TLB, FS, JP, PB* The Warm-Up: “The older you get, the more you pick peace over drama, and distance over disrespect. You prioritize your mental health, peace, and happiness – over everything.” ~@_Pammy_DS_ The Core: “Where a man’s wound is, that is where his genius will be.” ~Robert Bly “It’s becoming easier and easier to be social, but exceptional people are built in solitude.” ~Naval Ravikant “The child who grows up believing their needs are too much, becomes the adult who is afraid to ask for what they need.” ~Nate Postlethwait “More fixated on your intentions than your mistakes, more concerned with your openness to accountability than how often your wrong.” ~Billy Chapata “If you’re wrong, admit it. If you’re confused, ask questions. If you’re stuck, seek for help. If you make a mistake, learn from it. If you learn something, teach others.” ~@ProfFeynman “The fastest way to avoid an argument is simply agree with the other person. Then keep living your life. More people want to ‘win’ than actually change your mind.” ~Alex Hormozi “The great traditions always call people on a journey of faith to keep changing. There’s no other way this human personality can open up to all that God is asking of us.” ~Richard Rohl “You’re taught in basketball, you’re open, take the shot. But if you’re open every play, you kind of start questioning yourself.” ~Draymond Green on the Warriors’ sagging defensive scheme against Russell Westbrook and the Clippers “The best things in life are not free, they come with a cost: Love – sacrifice & some ‘rules’ of behavior. Health – maintenance & care of sorts. If you want something for free…without any strings attached…It will always be terrible. Great things require something of you.” ~Dr. Julie Gurner “One thing I respect about Lebron, he didn’t just let his friends remain as his entourage, he wanted them to experience being bosses as well and knew he wouldn’t enjoy being a boss if his crew wasn’t on that level too. He helped them create lanes of their own. That’s the real king shit.” ~Nait Jones “KPIs — We are not particular what your KPIs are, but we are particular that you figure them out and report against them consistently. Founders who have their KPIs dialed are the most likely to run successful businesses and be the best fundraisers. It shows you really understand your business.” ~Craig Dalton, What I Learned Reading 1,000 Investor Reports “To live in permanent beta is to make a lifelong commitment to continuous personal growth – to living according to yet. Approaching your career this way will give you an edge as the world changes, your competition changes, and you change. Professional life, after all, doesn’t take place in a vacuum; it takes place in markets, which are always moving toward new horizons. It’s Day 1. Every single day.” ~Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha, The Startup of You “Caught up with a founder we backed over 13 years ago. Same company. Growing quietly, deliberately, and then profitably. Did one round of VC. May not ever go public but will compound for a long time and build real value for shareholders. So much respect for him and others who build with no fanfare or headlines. Just does the same things repeatedly until no one can compete with him. Jiro Ono stuff (‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’). Not headline worthy; only documentary worthy. BTW there are many ‘startups’ like his. A reminder that when a VC tweets they have ‘partnered’ with you, they expect 3x growth for 5-7 years in exchange for their cash. That’s a great trade for a minuscule sliver of new businesses.” ~David Lee Last Set: “Stick with the…committed & consistent, disciplined & respectful, kind & loving…you’ll never be confused, and you’ll always be elevated. Committed & consistent show dedication, clarity, follow through and heart…they’re never afraid to lean in or show up, and you’ll always know what’s most important to them. They bring truth from their actions, and you’ll be honest with yours. Disciplined & respectful show ethics, morals, values, and integrity…they’re committed to their character and you’re always a part of the equation. Who they are, who you are and who you are to each other is a guiding force. Kind & loving show understanding, empathy, happiness, and self-worth…they move from the heart, listen from their openness and speak from their value. You’ll always feel their energy and soul in the room. You don’t need more confusion, wasted time or lower frequency behavior. You need clarity, intention & elevation. There are 2 types of people you meet: those who remind you to be better, and those who remind you to be better. 1 group from lack, 1 group from substance.” ~Matt Gottesman Food For Thought: “Nothing too good or too bad stays that way forever, because great times plant the seeds of their own destruction through complacency and leverage, and bad times plant the seeds of their own turnaround through opportunity and panic-driven problem-solving. Everything is cyclical. But the way we deal with risk vs. luck couldn’t be further apart. One is instantly recognized, and we can’t wait until it’s over, the other causes instant denial that it might ever end… Maybe the broadest way to protect yourself is the simple rule that the luckier you are, the nicer you should be…. That’s probably the best – or only – way to guard against entitlement, which is the main thing that blindsides you when luck turns the other way. It’s like an automatic stabilizer that keeps you in check and keeps your social circles solid – both of which probably lead to sustainable, durable, non-lucky success over time.” ~Morgan Housel, The Luckier You Are The Nicer You Should Be
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