It’s not what’s said, it’s what’s understood…Walk Good. 28all. Eya. *BR, PB, MM, MK*

The Warm-Up: 

“Things aren’t the way they are, they are the way that we are. That is, we see the world through cultural lenses and behave accordingly. Therefore, we must understand how people see the world if we are to influence what they buy, how they vote, and what that they support.” ~Dr. Marcus Collins

The Core: 

“AI will replace the people who think it will.” ~Naval Ravikant

“In the long term, positioning beats predicting.” ~Shane Parrish

“At the end of the day we all want to be seen, heard, understood, and valued.” ~Austin Houghtaling

“You will be surprised by the level of focus you are capable of once you work on something you truly care about.” ~Orange Book

“When you start to realize how often people use projection as a defense mechanism, you stop taking so much shit personally.” @_Pammy_DS_

“Every market valuation is a number from today multiplied by a story about tomorrow, and the stories change much faster than the numbers.” ~Morgan Housel

“BREAKING: large companies execute slower than startups due to meetings about meetings about how to have more meetings about meetings.” ~Andrew Gazdecki

“Why don’t we do things we know we should do? Simple: because we don’t feel like it. Every problem of self-control is NOT a problem of information or discipline or reason—but, rather, a problem of emotion.” ~Mark Manson

“People are funny. They’ll gossip about how you hurt’em but will never gossip about how you helped them…You can’t control what people say about you behind your back. But you can make them respect you to your face!” ~Dr. Eric Thomas

“Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (Lately) | Wish you could trade eyes with me ‘cause (Oh) | There’s complexities in complexion | But your skin, it glow like diamonds | Pigment like the earth, you be giving birth | To everything alive, baby, know your worth | I love everything about you, from your nappy curls | To every single curve, your body natural | Same skin that was broken | Be the same skin takin’ over | Most things out of focus view | But when you’re in the room, they notice you (Notice you) |  ‘Cause you’re beautiful | Yeah, you’re beautiful…” ~Beyonce, Blue Ivy, Saint John, WizKid, Brown Skin Girl

“We’ve gone from a low-return world of 2009-2021 to a full-return world, and it may become more so in the near term. Investors can now potentially get solid returns from credit investments, meaning they no longer have to rely as heavily on riskier investments to achieve their overall return targets. Lender and bargain hunters face much better prospects in this changed environment than they did in 2009-21. And importantly, if you grant that the environment is and may continue to be very different from what it was over the last 13 years – and most of the last 40 years – it should follow that the investment strategies that worked best over those periods may not be the ones that outperform in the years ahead…That’s the sea change I’m talking about.” ~Howard Marks, Sea Change

Last Set:

“Wisdom doesn’t come from experience. It comes from reflecting on experience. Between ages 25 and 75, the correlation between age and wisdom is zero. Gaining insight and perspective is not about the number of years you’ve lived. It’s about the number of lessons you’ve learned.” ~Adam Grant

Food For Thought:

I’ve been paying attention (and listening) to the universe, trying to act at certain times (when my gut | Spidey senses urge me to), and remaining patient when it’s not the moment…And while I won’t claim to always (or ever) get it right, as Brene Brown said, “I’m not here to be right, I’m here to get it right.” Nonetheless, I was feeling some type of way on Wednesday… you know, that not feeling like I was enough, or that I was doing too much…I had been corresponding through email with a client when unsolicited he wrote me: “Quote (stocking stuffer) of the day…” The quote that he emailed me is below:

“If they don’t like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.” ~Taylor Swift

I needed that more than he knew. Just gotta keep it moving!

Food For Thought II:

“The top three investing skills are patience, temperament, and having your career coincide with a 30-year uninterrupted decline in interest rates. Or sales: Orange County circa 2006 convinced many subprime mortgage companies that they had a leg up on traditional lenders. Sure, exploit opportunity when the wind is at your back. But don’t be surprised when an outgoing tide reveals the limits of sustained individual greatness.” ~Morgan Housel, Why Competitive Advantages Dies

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