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Donda Chant…Walk good. 28all. Eya. *GC, DD, WC, JS* The Warm-Up: “Tit-for-tat is a suboptimal strategy for life. Poor reputations make things harder. Good ones make things easier. A better strategy: Always go positive and go first, forgive unless the act was malicious, and gradually reduce your exposure to people you constantly forgive.” ~Shane Parrish The Core: “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” ~Isaac Asimov, Foundation “If it costs you nothing but a bit of your time, don’t overthink it, just help.” ~Orange Book “Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.” ~Leonardo Da Vinci “Anything you don’t learn at your own pace won’t stick. Play the long-term game, it’s fine to learn slowly.” ~Orange Book “Social media is full of people that can spot toxic behavior in everyone but themselves. The world doesn’t need more critics, it needs more self-awareness.” ~Steven Bartlett “Now nobody is beaten, or at least I haven’t heard about it. But as they say, ‘At first you work for your reputation, and then your reputation works for you.’” ~Aleksei Navalny “Appreciation to those doing the work behind the scenes. No need for applause or celebration. Showing up consistently and getting it done. Even under the radar, you shine.” ~Dr. Thema Bryant “Don’t feel qualified? Nobody does. You can only be qualified to do that which you have already accomplished or trained for. Anything new is accomplished by unqualified people.” ~James Clear “Ability without humility is a liability…Ability: Possession of the means or skill to do something. Humility: A modest view of one owns importance. Liability: A person or thing whose behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage.” ~Emmanuel Acho “The line between bold and reckless is thin and often only visible with hindsight, so be careful who you admire and what you admire them for…’Everyone has a story but few have an audience,’ so there’s so much going on in the world that almost everyone is blind to.” ~Morgan Housel, Rules, Truths, Beliefs “Sittin’ by myself, I’m just thinkin’ / About all I’ve been through, I wish I was dreamin’ / Man, it’s hard to be an angel when you surrounded by demons (Jesus) / I watched so many people leave (Lord) / I see ‘em change by the season, that’s mama’s sеasonin’ / God got you, the devil’s watchin’, he just peekin’ in…” ~Kanye West, Jesus Lord “The key to my recruiting was that I looked for people first, athletes second. I wanted people with sound value systems because you cannot buy values. You are only as good as your values. I learned early on that you do not put greatness into people…but somehow try to pull it out.” ~Herb Brooks, Head Coach of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team at Lake Placid in 1980 Last Set: “Happy couples aren’t just the ones posting kissing selfies. They’re the ones having uncomfortable conversations, helping each other overcome trauma, and ugly-crying to save their relationship. Happy couples prioritize growth and are a source of inspiration for each other.” ~Vex King Food For Thought: “Let me be honest with you—a feat which, by the way, I find of the utmost difficulty. When one is invisible, he finds such problems as good and evil, honesty and dishonesty, of such shifting shapes that he confuses one with the other, depending upon who happens to be looking through him at the time. Well, now I’ve been trying to look through myself, and there’s a risk in it. I was never more hated than when I tried to be honest. Or when, even as just now I’ve tried to articulate exactly what I felt to be the truth. No one was satisfied—not even I. On the other hand, I’ve never been more loved and appreciated than when I tried to ‘justify’ and affirm someone’s mistaken beliefs; or when I’ve tried to give my friends the incorrect, absurd answers they wished to hear. In my presence they could talk and agree with themselves, the world was nailed down, and they loved it. They received a feeling of security. But here was the rub: Too often, in order to justify them, I had to take myself by the throat and choke myself until my eyes bulged, and my tongue hung out and wagged like the door of any empty house in a high wind. Oh, yes, it made them happy, and it made me sick. So, I became ill of affirmation, of saying ‘yes’ against the nay-saying of my stomach—not to mention my brain.” ~Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man :: We appreciate your readership. You can learn more about the MML here. To the extent someone felt compelled to spread the love and this was forwarded to you, you can sign up for the newsletter here.
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