This is spooky good…Walk Good. 28all. Eya. *PB*

The Warm-Up: 

“Aren’t you glad you’re in the season of your life where you finally feel free? Living life with open hands has you breathing with ease – what is for you remains. What is not for you is released.” ~Dr. Thema Bryant

The Core: 

“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin…” ~Zechariah 4:10

“Truth seekers are generally disliked as they burst the belief bubbles that usually bonds a group.” ~Kunal Shah

“What leadership is, is having a vision, being able to articulate it so that the people around you can understand it and getting a consensus on a common vision.” ~Steve Jobs, 1984

“Mental masturbation: the single biggest reason most people don’t win. You talk about your goals, you think about your goals, you visualize your goals…Instead…just do the work.” ~Codie Sanchez

“Circumstances make a terrible master but an excellent servant. When circumstances are your master, you have to play your hand perfectly just to stay in the game. When circumstances are your servant, advantages compound.” ~Shane Parrish

“Insecurity and energetic immaturity will have you burning the wrong bridges and sabotaging relationships that were sent into your life to be blessings. Self-regulation is key. Energetic maturity is key. Emotional growth is key.” ~Lalah Delia

“Holding back your feelings doesn’t keep them hidden. It just makes your behavior incoherent. So be honest with your feelings. Be honest with your words. Be honest with your actions. Be honest with your thoughts. Be honest with yourself. You’ll feel better for it.” ~Kpaxs

“The older you get, the more you realize some relationships end because they are temporary people who taught you permanent lessons. It’s crazy how peaceful life becomes when you start learning, healing, and raising the bar on who has access to your body, heart, and soul.” ~@MindTendencies2

“Loyalty should never come at the expense of integrity. Anyone who asks you to violate your values doesn’t deserve your allegiance. Respecting your boundaries is a foundation of trust. The people worthy of commitment expect you to stand by your principles, not conform to theirs.” ~Adam Grant

“The Value of Friendship. Signs of a deep friend connection: Laughter is abundant. Honesty is encouraged. Support is real and active. Vulnerability is welcomed. You can put your guard down. You inspire each other to grow. You give each other good advice. Both of you feel stronger together. You help each other weather storms.” ~Yung Pueblo, Lighter

“Over the next ~6 months, expect the biggest challenge for GPs looking to raise $$ will be LP’s perceived opportunity cost. Lots of capital providers think better deals will emerge further down the road, causing them to want to preserve cash now. I’m personally worried about bringing anything besides an absolutely screaming deal out, bc I don’t want to damage my credibility with our capital partners, who are generally pretty sharp…All I can see is our market, & prices haven’t come close to adjusting to reflect rates or the in-progress fall in rents.” ~Moses Kagan

“Of course there are things we knew about medicine 200 years ago that were true and things we believed about money 100 years ago that were false. But in degree there is no comparison – there’s no financial equivalent of everyone denying germs only to eventually agree that it’s so obviously true it’s not worth debating…In some fields our knowledge is seamlessly passed down across generations. In others, it’s fleeting. To paraphrase investor Jim Grant: Knowledge in some fields is cumulative. In other fields it’s cyclical (at best)…There are occasional periods when society learns that debt can be dangerous, greed backfires, and more money won’t solve all your problems. But it quickly forgets and moves on. Again and again. Generation after generation.” ~Morgan Housel, Cumulative vs. Cyclical Knowledge

Last Set:

“Forcing connection is forcing alignment. Forcing alignment is forcing attachment. Ego seeks attachment. Soul seeks connection. You’ll never have to force anything that aligns with you. What’s meant for you will feel natural, peaceful & connected, not forced, chaotic & attached.” ~@MindTendencies2

Food For Thought:

“The bad news is that when investors have historically chosen the latter, trouble has followed. Unfortunately, in pursuit of higher returns, many investors this time around once again chose what is untried, less safe, and less secure. This means we are likely in for a tough sled. It is going to be hard. Interest rates are the price of money and that price has gone up. A lot…These periods aren’t fun. They never are, but the good news is that in their wake something positive happens. The adversity will separate the wheat from the chaff, the three-stars with upside from five-stars without it, and those who can ‘handle hard well’ from those who cannot. As a result, while I don’t know how long this economic downturn will last or how severe it will be, I do expect that those who have overcome adversity in the past and have excelled in multiple endeavors (as opposed to having a singular focus) will separate themselves from those who haven’t. Like the Buffalo Bills with Josh Allen, this period will create an opportunity for investors to find their quarterback for the next decade, be it in funds, companies, or business divisions.” ~Ted Lamade, Handle Hard Well

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