Latest Quotes
- April 18, 2024There are two ways to grow: by adding or by shedding. Do you need to add something or do you need to shed something?
- April 18, 2024Wisdom is the echo of experience.
- April 11, 2024Is the situation actually complicated or is it really quite straightforward, but you're making it complicated because it requires a lot of courage to make the straightforward decision?
- April 11, 2024You don't need to worry about progressing slowly. You need to worry about climbing the wrong mountain.
- April 4, 2024What is one commitment you are continuing to do out of inertia, but—if you had the courage to eliminate it—you would immediately benefit from discarding it?
- April 4, 2024If you feel resistance before you begin, it's usually procrastination and you need to get started. If you feel resistance after you begin, it's usually feedback and you need to make adjustments.
- April 4, 2024Focus is how you knit the hours of the day together. With focus, the day becomes a beautiful tapestry. Without focus, you end up holding a bundle of loose string.
- March 28, 2024Laughter itself cannot make a great relationship, but the lack of it can spoil one.
- March 28, 2024A question from business coach Jeanne Torre: "Is that assumed or confirmed?"
- March 21, 2024A truth unsaid can still be felt. What needs to be discussed, but hasn't been said yet? Clear the air.
- March 21, 2024My friend, who sometimes shares his writing with me, once said my feedback always falls into three categories: 1. Make it shorter. 2. Make it more appealing. 3. How could it apply to more people?
- March 21, 2024Imagine your life as a book. What title would you give to the current chapter, and what is going to be the next?
- March 14, 2024The beginner chases the right answers. The master chases the right questions.
- March 14, 2024What is something you want, but you haven't asked for?
- March 14, 2024Flexibility alone is not a great strategy, but the lack of it can ruin one.
- March 7, 2024The simplest way to clarify your thinking is to write a full page about whatever you are dealing with and then delete everything except the 1-2 sentences that explain it best.
- March 7, 2024When have I felt most joyful this year and what steps can I take to recreate those conditions?
- March 7, 2024You can go to hell without moving an inch, just focus on what you lack. You can taste heaven without leaving earth, just rejoice in what you have.
- March 7, 2024The reason people get good ideas in the shower is because it's the only time during the day when most people are away from screens long enough to think clearly. The lesson is not to take more showers, but rather to make more time to think.
- February 29, 2024If you want to avoid criticism, create less. If you want to avoid irrelevance, create more.
- February 29, 2024Design for relaxation. What is one change I can make to my environment that promotes mental peace and reduces stress?
- February 22, 2024Do things for your own satisfaction. Consider praise from others to be a bonus. If you don't work for their validation in the first place, you won't need it to feel satisfied once it's done.
- February 22, 2024The secret is not to find the meaning of life, but to use your life to make things that are meaningful.
- February 22, 2024Don't sacrifice peace of mind for a piece of luxury.
- February 22, 2024What if you stopped looking for new ideas and simply focused on the best idea you have right now?