Shout out to Coach Carter release date 17 years ago yday…first quote coming out the gate hot!…Walk good. 28all. Eya. **

The Warm-Up: 

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~Marianne Williamson

The Core: 

“We don’t need more Founders. We need more Finishers.” ~Mike Speiser

“In the modern world, don’t minimize your risks—maximize your opportunities.” ~Naval Ravikant

“Anything you lose from being honest, you never really had to begin with, my love.” ~Jessica Lanyadoo

“Be encouraged. Sometimes life moves so slow that you don’t realize that you’re winning at it.” ~Lelah Delia

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” ~Socrates

“If your goal is to get rich, bootstrap your startup. If your goal is to disrupt a large market, raise venture.” ~Andrew Gazdecki

“Intelligence is about understanding the world you live in, and how you can leverage your strengths in order to live the life you want.” ~Orange Book

“There are tons of smart, talented people who never achieve excellent results because they get bored too quickly and don’t value self-discipline.” ~Orange Book

“If you ever start feeling like you need to do something extra special to get other people or a particular person to like you, that’s a clue you have lost your connection to yourself.” ~Maryam Hasnaa

“The next generation is always better. One of my favorite comments from one of our young team members—when hiring, don’t think about ‘culture fit,’ think about ‘culture add.’” ~Orlando Bravo

“You can tell a lot about a person from what they say. Smart people: Don’t have ready-made answers looking for a problem. Say a little less than they know, and tell you when they don’t.” ~Shane Parrish

“The 5 types of products people buy: 1) This solves my pain. 2) This connects me to community. 3) This makes my life easier. 4) This feels luxurious. 5) This will make me more money. That’s it.” ~Greg Isenberg

“When you understand the game, you don’t panic…Don’t get lost in the struggle, don’t run from the struggle. Embrace it and understand it’s the only way to your end goal. View every day as a down payment for your future.” ~@mentality

“There’s still a need for more great writing and podcasts. I never run out of TV to watch; we’ve reached saturation there. But I always run out of great detailed writing and worthwhile podcasts. If early in your career, smart to out-learn and then out-teach everyone in a niche.” ~Patrick O’Shaughnessy

“Are you willing to be uncomfortable for 5 minutes? Exercising is easier once you’ve started the workout. Conversation is easier once you’re already talking. Writing is easier once you’re in the middle of it. But many rewards in life will elude you if you’re not willing to be a little uncomfortable at first.” ~James Clear, 3-2-1

“Rather than traders, we consider ourselves investors. In my view, investing means committing capital to assets based on well-reasoned estimates of their potential and benefitting from the results over the long term. Oaktree does employ people called traders, but their job consists of implementing long-term investment decisions made by portfolio managers based on assets’ fundamentals.” ~Howard Marks, Selling Out

Last Set:

“The older I get the more I realize the value of privacy, of cultivating your circle and letting certain people in. You can be open, honest, and real while still understanding not everyone deserves a seat at the table of your life.” ~Unknown

Food For Thought:

I’ve been trying to (re)find this one for a while. I don’t know what triggered it this time. Nonetheless, an oldie but a goodie.

The Wise Woman and the Stone: “A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. ‘I’ve been thinking,’ he said, ‘I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone.’” ~Unknown

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