Major cheat code for life: Be fully where your feet are. When you're at work, work. When you're with family, be with family. When you're resting, rest. Most people are physically present and mentally everywhere else.
"I will persist until I succeed.
I was not delivered into this world into defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep.
The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny.
I will persist until I succeed."
From the book:
THE GREATEST SALESMAN IN THE WORLD
Once your babe is mad at you.
She’ll remove all endearment words.
Start putting “sir”.
Add “Mr” to it.
And become very formal.
Unemployed HRs. All of them.
@PerfectGuide_ Discipline doesn't actually hurt. Wanting discipline while doing something else - that's the pain.
The moment you commit, the suffering ends.
Highly ambitious men often make extraordinary partners, but very few people speak honestly about how difficult it can be to be with them. The degree of loneliness that accompanies loving such a man is immense.
You are perpetually sharing him with the future he is trying to build. His mind is occupied by the empire, vision, responsibility of constructing something larger than himself. And because of that, there are long stretches where you feel alone, even while deeply loved.
Men like this need women who possess an interior life of their own, women capable of building alongside them rather than merely waiting for attention. A woman who can contribute meaningfully to the empire itself understands the architecture of his absence better than most.
There is something deeply saddening about this dynamic, yet strangely beautiful too. And truthfully, if it were otherwise, I do not think I would want it. Some forms of love are inseparable from sacrifice.
You endure it for your future generations, for yourselves and the possibility of creating something that exceeds both of you.
The one I prefer the most is “Fuck You Connections.” You will always be fine and not be without money or income because your crew has got your back and you also have theirs. That is also what leads to collective “Fuck You Wealth” and power.
Maturity is when you stop trying to convince others to treat you correctly. You simpIy observe their choices, understand their character, and decide what you’re going to allow in your life.
Love is commitment. Love is sacrifice. Love is consideration. Love is provision.
Love is not just roses. Love is not merely gifts. Love is not solely vacations. Love is not things. It is myopic blindness that makes you focus on superficial nonsense.
Love is commitment. Love is sacrifice.
That is the beginning and the end of it all.
No more. No less. C’est fini.
My Dad went on a spiritual journey for me.
While I was still in school, there was this guy who was obsessed with me.
It wasn't normal, and I hadn't experienced it before.
He would send me endless cryptic messages, tell me he wanted to marry me, and, in the same vein, threaten me that I didn't have a choice.
For the first few weeks, I kept it to myself, but he sent me one particular message, and I knew right there that it was beyond me.
So I went into my Dad’s home office and told him everything that’s been happening and showed him all the messages.
That same week, this guy came to my parents' house, demanded to see me, and nobody opened the gate for him.
He slept outside all night long.
When we woke up in the morning, he was there.
That was the scariest thing I had experienced up to that point.
It was clear that he had a mental illness.
I can't quite recall all the measures my dad took to protect me, but I can not forget one thing he did.
He went on a 7-day fast.
He did the first 3 days dry and had only liquids until day 7.
He also had vigils every night without involving me or anyone else.
Even though I had the problem, I had full meals during that period.
After those 7 days, I did not hear from this guy again.
Not one message, not an appearance, nothing.
My Dad is my superhero.
He would always say, a time will come in your life when your human capabilities and knowledge will fail you.
Don't forget to keep God central in your life.
That was one of the miracles I experienced in my life, and I have my Dad to thank for it.