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EGO = Edging God Out…Surrender instead…Walk Good. 28all. Eya. *MM, AL, SB, JG, WH* The Warm-Up: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” ~Hanlon’s Razor The Core: “Customers don’t care if you work remote.” ~Sahil Lavingia “I need to listen well so that I hear what is not said.” ~Thuli Madonsela “The story they have created about you reveals a lot about…them. Be at peace.” ~Dr. Thema Bryant “You built good habits when your bad days today are still better than your best days from a decade ago.” ~Orange Book “I don’t call them role players; I call them teammates, because your role can chance any given day.” ~Jimmy Butler on the Heat’s culture “There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.” ~Victor Hugo, Les Misérables “I know a few talented people who don’t have ‘jobs.’ Wealthy people put them on their payroll, tell them to be themselves, and trust that it’ll have a positive ROI.” ~David Perell “A lot of people met you in season 1 and think they know you still. Like baby we’re not even on that same timeline anymore. We’re on a whole new script now.” ~@withlovesole “Most people don’t want to be part of the process; they just want to be part of the outcome. But the process is where you figure out who’s worth being part of the outcome.” ~Alex Morton Mindset “Ignore what other people are doing. Ignore what’s going on around you. There is no competition. There is no objective benchmark to hit. There is simply the best you can do — that’s all that matters.” ~Ryan Holiday “One of the hardest things in business is suffering today for a mistake you made a year ago. Just because the bill came today doesn’t mean you need to change everything. Pay the bill and keep moving.” ~Alex Hormozi “On paper, the matchup doesn’t look close. But Butler doesn’t play on paper – just ask the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics.” ~Kirk Goldsberry, on Butler and the Heat being underdogs in the NBA Finals “Too many people are playing other people’s game. Set the terms of your own life. You will have to enforce these terms over and over again…but if you’re consistent? The end result will be your own happiness, & meeting your own definition of success. Set the Terms & Hold them.” ~Dr. Julie Gurner “Every relationship will get ‘boring’ after you’ve been together for years. Love isn’t a feeling it’s a commitment to love every day, physically and emotionally. It’s difficult, it’s not always laughs, smiles, and fun. People tend to quit when it stops being fun and they go look for someone else, because ‘the spark is gone’. No, that’s not how it works. If you want somebody to never give up on you, and love you unconditionally then do the same. Be the change. This isn’t Hollywood, this isn’t the movies. That shit isn’t real. Love someone when you don’t want to. When they aren’t the easiest to deal with. When they’re hard to love. That’s the realest shit there is…” ~@limitlessmindon “An asset you don’t deserve can quickly become a liability. Maybe your portfolio surged during a bubble, your company hit a monster valuation, or you negotiated a salary that exceeds your ability. It feels great at the time. But reality eventually catches up, and demands repayment in equal proportion to your delusions – plus interest. These debts are easy to ignore because they are often repaid in the form of self-doubt and crushed morale. But they are very real, and when you understand their power you become careful what you wish for. Companies should want the valuation they deserve, and not a penny more. Workers should want a salary that matches their skill, and nothing more. Families should want a lifestyle they can sustain, and nothing higher. None of those are about settling or giving up. It’s about avoiding a certain kind of psychological debt that comes due when reality catches up.” ~Morgan Housel, Expectations Debt Last Set: “Don’t forget the people who changed the trajectory of your life for the better. Make sure they know about it. For some reason, most people never express their gratitude. It costs nothing, and it’s often the beginning of a great friendship.” ~Orange Book Food For Thought: “Be internally driven: Most people are primarily externally driven; they do what they do because they want to impress other people. This is bad for many reasons, but here are two important ones. First, you will work on consensus ideas and on consensus career tracks. You will care a lot—much more than you realize—if other people think you’re doing the right thing. This will probably prevent you from doing truly interesting work, and even if you do, someone else would have done it anyway. Second, you will usually get risk calculations wrong. You’ll be very focused on keeping up with other people and not falling behind in competitive games, even in the short term. Smart people seem to be especially at risk of such externally-driven behavior. Being aware of it helps, but only a little—you will likely have to work super-hard to not fall in the mimetic trap. The most successful people I know are primarily internally driven; they do what they do to impress themselves and because they feel compelled to make something happen in the world. After you’ve made enough money to buy whatever you want and gotten enough social status that it stops being fun to get more, this is the only force I know of that will continue to drive you to higher levels of performance.” ~Sam Altman, How to Be Successful
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