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Folks want to be remembered; folks want to be seen. 28all. Eya. *JT, DK* The Warm-Up: “Beauty is complicated, because of how we define it. I think that beauty and truth are intertwined somehow. There is something beautiful in truth-telling. That is: that as an act, truth-telling and the myriad ways it manifests – there’s beauty in that.” ~Titus Kaphar, Can beauty open our hearts to difficult conversations? | TED The Core: “Food choices get worse after 7pm. Lifestyle choices get worse after 10pm.” ~Dan Go “There is no better feeling than slowly seeing your spark come back after months of self-doubt and being at war with yourself.” ~@bluewmist “One of the most bullish signs to me that someone is going to grow quickly is when they study and admire the best people in their field.” ~Jack Altman “The bible consistently reminds us not to look back, and let go of the old things. Focus on the future, let go of the past, and let God take you to the next level.” ~@Sincerely_AO “The ultimate test of a friendship is how much you can share with them without feeling embarrassment or shame. Your closest friends are the ones you never have to save face with.” ~Kira J “The best are ruthlessly good at converting what could be envy into fuel. When they see someone succeed, they don’t waste energy feeling bad about it. They immediately start reverse engineering how it happened.” ~@Kpaxs “My therapist told me the only way to control your emotions is to show them. You cant control sadness you never show. Then your sadness turns to anger, hostility, bitterness and resentment. And you have officially created a monster.” ~IVY “Self-sabotage isn’t always obvious. It’s missing deadlines, not replying to texts, procrastinating on things that matter to you. It’s your brain trying to ‘protect’ you from disappointment by keeping you stuck. Recognizing it is the first step to breaking free.” ~Dedoyin Ajayi “Whiskey is all about chemistry—altitude, temperature, humidity—but it is also about time…But I wasn’t worried or anxious. I understood the facts while knowing I was secure in the protection of God’s care and the comfort of Keith’s love. My heart was safe.” ~Fawn Weaver, Love & Whiskey “Willing to bet my career on this: When the AI dust settles there will remain an evergreen need for taste & style at the hands of a professional, the ability to judge with your gut, methodical work at a slower pace, typographic mastery, and so much more that we do as designers.” ~Cameron Moll “Most of your friends aren’t friends. They’re acquaintances. Friends phone you out-of-the-blue because they want to hear your voice. Friends drive you to the emergency room at 3AM. Friends are family you choose, and they’re key to happiness in old age. Invest in good people.” ~Julian Shapiro “This was paradise—where neither our history nor our land belonged to us. Every Black Jamaican owned less and less of the coast that bejeweled our island to the outside world, all our beauty bought up by rich hoteliers, or sold off to foreigners by the descendants of white enslavers who earn their fortunes on our backs, and who still own enough of Jamaica today to continue to turn a profit.” ~Safiya Sinclair, How to Say Babylon “But I’ve also had many pleasant surprises in both the potential of the business as well as the ability and fidelity of the manager. And our experience is that a single winning decision can make a breathtaking difference over time. (Think GEICO as a business decision, Ajit Jain as a managerial decision and my luck in finding Charlie Munger as a one-of-a-kind partner, personal advisor and steadfast friend.) Mistakes fade away; winners can forever blossom.” ~Warren E. Buffett, February 22, 2025. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2024 Annual Report Last Set: “Competence is how good you are when there is something to gain. Character is how good you are when there is nothing to gain. People will reward you for competence. But people will only love you for your character.” ~Mark Manson Food For Thought: “I think the older you get, the more you see how the world isn’t a meritocracy exactly, but it’s responsive to character. Like, much is arbitrary, some people randomly have bizarre strokes of very good or bad luck, but over time you get why people end up where they end up.” ~Sasha Chapin Something for the Road: Five years later and it still hits! Thanks for the opportunity, Lindsay MacMillan. From “Fish Out of Water” to Wall Street Changemaker
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