Latest Quotes
- October 3, 2024Ask yourself this question three times and try to refine and improve your answer each time: What do I really want?
- October 3, 2024Read, but don't just read. Read the best book you can find. Write, but don't just write. Write the best idea you can conceive.
- October 3, 2024There are many ways to win in business, but there is one surefire way to lose: run out of money. Entrepreneurship is a game of survival.
- September 26, 2024Don't just imagine doing things someday. Do them now. Get out of your head and take action.
- September 26, 2024A four-pack on love: In what ways is it easy for you to show love? In what ways is it hard for you to show love? In what ways is it easy for you to receive love? In what ways is it hard for you to receive love?
- September 26, 2024There are all kinds of cheat codes lying around, but they usually look boring. People will routinely ignore things that already work for the hope of a slightly easier path. The cheat code is the work you're avoiding.
- September 26, 2024Try to disprove your best loved ideas.
- September 19, 2024What weight are you carrying unnecessarily?
- September 19, 2024You can't change your past, but you can reframe it. Find the lesson in it. Find the opportunity in it. Pull the teachable moment out of it and share with others. You can't choose your history, but you can choose the story you tell about it.
- September 12, 2024Exploration is how you discover what works. Persistence is how you make the most of what already works. What does your situation require? More exploration or more persistence?
- September 12, 2024Opportunities are grains of sand. They slide right past drooping fingers, but an active palm can gather whatever is within reach and shape it into a little castle. It is the act of engaging with the material that gives it shape.
- September 12, 2024The rules: (1) know precisely what you want, (2) determine the cost of what it will take to get it, (3) don't bargain over the price.
- August 29, 2024When are you seized by the thrill of what you are trying to accomplish?
- August 29, 2024Clarity is freedom. Know what is important to you and it will grant you the freedom to ignore everything else.
- August 29, 2024When you're on the field, play as if nothing else matters. When you're off the field, remember that the game doesn't matter at all.
- August 22, 2024What can I do today to practice five minutes of self-care?
- August 22, 2024The strategy required to find a great opportunity (lots of saying yes and exploring widely) is different from the strategy required to make the most of a great opportunity (lots of saying no and remaining focused).
- August 22, 2024Plant the seeds of greatness in your mind.
- August 15, 2024Which activities are the best expression of you? Can you spend five minutes doing one of them today?
- August 15, 2024To experience time travel, read. To achieve immortality, write.
- August 15, 2024Do bold things with a pleasant and friendly demeanor.
- August 8, 2024Communication is about what is received, not what is intended. If there is a gap between what you are saying and what they are hearing, you have to find a new way to say it.
- August 1, 2024What conversation will you be proud of yourself for having even if it doesn't end with the outcome you want? Go have that conversation.
- August 1, 2024When you're younger, it's easy to underestimate how fleeting the days can be. Each choice matters. Each day matters. When you're older, it's easy to underestimate how much opportunity you still have. Don't talk yourself out of it. It's never too late to start.
- August 1, 2024Boredom is a filter. Common ideas come before it. Uncommon ideas come after it. Sit with a project long enough to get bored with it, then sit a little more. The most useful insights bubble up after you get bored.