The “Mon” subject line was an honest mistake, not new branding or me mixing it up. Though based on some of the responses, I may need a remix. I appreciate yall noticing. Keep the feedback coming…Walk good. 28all. Eya. *JS*

The Warm-Up: 

“Every now and then a person with no agenda, no ulterior motive and no self-interest will take pleasure in helping you succeed, grow and live your purpose. This person will operate in love, will seek no praise and will want nothing in return. This person is a gift.” ~Craig Harper

The Core: 

“The brave might not live forever but the cautious do no live at all.” ~Richard Branson

“It is not the amount of knowledge that makes a brain. It is not even the distribution of knowledge. It is the interconnectedness.” ~Howard Bloom

“Don’t get distracted or discouraged by petty insults. Get clarity about the person speaking. See it, hear it, take a breath, and step over it.” ~Dr. Thema Bryant

“Screwing up is easy and being a genius is hard so your financial situation can improve a lot by avoiding dumb stuff vs. spending all your effort looking for upside.” ~Morgan Housel

“The difference between a big outcome and a small outcome is usually relationships. Behind every decision is a person, even if it’s override power over an automated system. In most cases, there are people who can make a big difference for you.” ~Jay Clouse

“This industry is notorious for eating people alive. I don’t want to be that person. I want to be this strong person who’s not only mentally tough but able to build up my community around me and preach all the things I’m learning at the same time…” ~Mikey Lion

“I’ve now left the—polite kid with no degree from nowhere just happy to be in the room so wont rock the boat—phase of my life and am now fully into the—outspoken man angry at himself for ever allowing himself to be undervalued—phase of my life. Sorry for the inconvenience.” ~Nait Jones

“I have to pay a great tribute to Rafa and Roger, they are legends of our sport and they are the two most important players that I’ve ever faced in my career. They are I think the reason that I am where I am today. They have helped me realize what I need to do in order to improve, get stronger mentally, physically, tactically.” ~Novak Djokovic after winning Wimbledon, claiming record-tying 20th Grand Slam victory

“98% of software companies are private. So you can’t access most of the software companies out there unless you’re coming through private equity…As more investors become educated as to the value of recurring revenue, high retention rates, mission critical, business critical enterprise software, you’re going to see more and more capital coming into the area.” ~Robert F. Smith, Vista Equity Partners on Private Equity Masters (Capital Allocators) w/ Ted Seides

“Most players who have asked me about MJ over the years are looking for ways to copy his mentality and his game, which can’t be done. I can list all the traits and habits and philosophies that made him great, but the secret is in how they’re put together, and that’s unique to every individual. You can take every ingredient in Coca-Cola—they’re listed right on the can—and combine them in a thousand different ways, but you’ll never be able to replicate Coca-Cola, because it’s not about the ingredients, it’s about the formula for combining those ingredients.” ~Tim S. Grover, W1NNING

“I remember when the left was left, yeah / Said I remember when we had respect, ooh-na-na-na-na / I remember when my mother said, ‘No’ / It’s exactly what she meant and then she followed up and said, ‘Because I told you so’ / Well I’m praying that You open our eyes (Oh, my God) / I’m praying that You open our eyes again (Oh, Father) / Father, please open our eyes (Mm, oh-na-na-na) / Father, please open our eyes again / You can take what’s wrong / And You can make it right / With some holy conviction / A little love and correction / You can take these burdens / And give us ones that’s light / So here I am, Jesus / You can make it right, yeah…” ~Maverick City Music ft. Dante Bowe, Todd Dulaney, Jekalyn Carr, “Make It Right”

“My purpose doesn’t change. My assignments do. I see purpose as the thing you were created to be/do in the earth. I see assignments as the seasonal things that God calls you to do to fulfill purpose. Every assignment should point back to purpose. Your assignment in a season may not look like your purpose, but that doesn’t mean God isn’t using it. I really feel like we have to start having mature conversations about the difference between purpose & assignment. Feels like a lot of us wouldn’t be as confused about purpose if we would stop trying to grasp the whole idea of what our purpose is and start listening to Holy Spirit about the step by step, day to day assignments that lead to fulfilling what we were called to do (purpose). Also…it’s the reason a lot of people have identity crisis when their assignments change…because they attach their identity & build their lives around assignment. We often confuse purpose & assignment.” ~Chandler D. Moore

Last Set: 

“With the light that I have now as a White woman who leads a Black-led sport and celebrated here, I want to show a light on Black women. They don’t get the media coverage that they deserve. They’ve given so much to the sport, the community and society as a whole and their value is undeniable…In the WNBA last season, the postseason awards, 80% of the winners were Black, but they got half the amount of coverage as the White athletes. So I think it’s time for a change. Sports media holds the key to storylines. Sports media and sponsors tell us who’s valuable, and you have told the world that I mattered today, and everyone who voted, thank you. But I think we should use this power together to also celebrate Black women. So to Maria Taylor, Robin Roberts, Maya Moore, Odicci Alexander. To all the incredible Black women in my life and on my teams. To Breonna Taylor and all the lives lost, and to those names who [I’ve not] yet learned, but I hope to share, I stand behind you and I continue to follow you, follow your lead and fight for you guys so I just want to say thank you for everything.” ~Paige Bueckers, ESPY’s speech after winning Women’s Collegiate Athlete of the Year

Food for Thought:

“Here’s something I think I’ve learned along the way. Early on in my career, I would have people say ‘our culture doesn’t feel the same anymore.’ I would melt. I’d feel like, ‘Oh my God, we’re failing. It doesn’t feel the same around here anymore.’ I finally realized, well, you’re darn right it doesn’t feel the same anymore and the culture isn’t the same anymore because culture is not something that wants to be contained or maintained. Culture is like a shark. It’s constantly moving or it dies…If you define culture as the way we do things around here and you’re a growing organization, well, of course you have to be doing things differently. You have to do things differently around here. The one thing that must not change is your value system. That’s your compass. North always has to be north, and west has to be west, and east has to be east. But your culture does have to change…How did we use our growth to advance our culture, as opposed to how do we worry that our growth is going to prevent us from maintaining our culture? The way we do that is to make sure that we’re very intentional about who the culture carriers are, what are the emotional skills that we need to promote. Because every time someone gets a promotion, the rest of the organization is watching very carefully and asking, ‘so that’s who I have to be if I want to get a promotion in this company. That’s how I have to behave. That’s what kind of values I have to put out there.’ And every time we get that wrong, we set ourselves back many, many fold.” ~Danny Meyer, Hospitality and Humanity, The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish, Episode #115

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