It’s a sign of wisdom to avoid believing every thought that enters your mind. It’s a mark of emotional intelligence to avoid internalizing every feeling that enters your heart. -Adam Grant, Think Again, Chapter 3
Big obstacles are easy to blame, but it's the small, subtle frictions—negative mindsets, habits, relationships—that silently derail your progress. You can’t conquer your mountain until you remove your pebble.
Hard things don’t get easier, you get stronger. You grow. You change. You become different. And if you show up for long enough, somewhere along the way, you fall in love with the struggle. You find peace in chaos. That is the magic of life.
If you're 37... Instead of regretting that you can't wake up age 18 again, pretend to yourself that you're 90 and you've woken up age 37 again, and that you get to magically, wonderfully have the next 50 years again.
Instant gratification is good for the days, but bad for the years. It may make your today, but it will ruin your tomorrow.
Sacrifice is the cost of entry. Hard now, easy later.
Delayed gratification is the key to building the life you want.
There’s someone out there living the life you want simply because they had the courage to act. They aren’t smarter than you. They aren’t more talented than you. They just took action when you didn’t.
Courage is who you are when it's inconvenient. When no one is watching. When the rewards are uncertain. When the outcomes are unpredictable.
Courage is defined at the testing point.