Part 2...
· Crime doesn't pay. The big money is on the right side, and the bonus is you don’t get murdered or go to jail.
· The people closest to you could be the poorest sources of advice. Why? Because they care about you, and they want to protect you from failure and disappointment.
· Smart people avoid people, places and things that weaken them.
· At the risk of hitting a wrong note or two, sing! Be willing to explore your potential. Don't die with the music inside you.
· Life is way shorter than you think.
· If you want to perform like a champion, you must first learn to think like one. To change the printout of the body, you must learn to rewrite the software of the mind.
· Life is like a radio. All the stations are playing simultaneously; it’s simply a matter of which one you choose to tune into. A way to win and a way to lose always exist as options.
· It’s not what happens to us that creates our feelings; it’s what we believe about what happens to us—the meaning we assign to an event. Nothing in life has any meaning except the meaning we give it.
· When we are willing to see that our past isn’t set in stone as if it’s fossilized, we can revise the meaning behind unwanted experiences and free ourselves from the chains of our personal history. You are not your past.
· Your current circumstances don’t define you; they reveal you.
· You show me a “good” loser, and I’ll show you someone who makes losing a habit.
· Our souls are hungry for more than just victory. Our souls are hungry for meaning.
· If you cling to your old fearful beliefs, you will never be able to courageously create the life you dream of. Instead, you will remain a frightened child in a grown-up world.
· If you want to improve, each morning, ask: What can I do today to get me closer to my goal? In the evening before bed, ask: What did I learn that I can use tomorrow to move me closer to my goals?
· You become a winner the instant you decide to start living like a winner; then winning competitions and winning in life become possible. But first you must bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be by living in a new identity.
· Find the best part of you, and treat yourself as if you are only that.
· Live as if your prayers have already been answered.
· If you are not living the life you imagined, it’s because someone or something convinced you that you weren’t smart enough or talented enough and you believed it.
· Every person who ever accomplished something that was thought to be impossible, simply performed a series of small tasks that were possible.
· Concealed in every situation we face is a lesson.
· Go boldly after what you want and expect some setbacks, some disappointments, and some rotten days. Embrace them all as a valuable part of the process and learn to say, “Thank you, teacher.”
· We will never experience what we’re remotely capable of unless we believe that the heroes we admire are really role models, showing us what’s possible—what we, too, can achieve and exceed.
· No matter how much talent or natural ability you have, no matter how many hours you practice, if you have a poor self-image you will never reach your full potential, because you can only perform up to your self-image.
· To improve, the first step is to forget about all the ideas in your head about what is wrong and why you should be doing better. Become interested in what you can learn, and look at your results as a nonjudgmental observer collecting and analyzing data.
· If you focus too much on how you failed, you will become an expert on failing. If you find yourself dwelling on mistakes or worrying about how you’re going to perform, immediately shift to what you did well in the past and envision yourself being at your best.
· My definition of commitment is simple: doing the thing you said you were going to do long after the excitement and jubilation you initially felt has faded.
· When you accept everything on your paths as a necessary part of the process, you stop looking at setbacks and mishaps as reasons to quit, and you start looking at those so-called failures as important steps and exciting opportunities.
· Those who succeed big at anything all have the same attitude: They keep going until it happens or die trying. Quitting is simply not an option.
· Knowledge and skill can be acquired through study and practice, but nothing great comes to those who quit.
· Most people don’t fail because they lack potential; they fail because they lose confidence in their ability and they give up.
· When you feel like giving up, realize that at that very moment, you are at the same fork in the road that everyone eventually faces. If you quit, you are being just like every other coward who takes the easy way out and chooses to give up.
Some of my personal views of life, success and the universe. 👇
· Life isn’t fair, get used to it! But don’t let it make you feel that you have to play unfair. You don’t.
· Breaking your word and screwing people eventually catches up to you.
· Drugs destroy dreams and alcohol pickles them. There are much better ways to get high naturally on life.
· No one builds something great and lasting by chance. Luck is unreliable. Every week someone wins the lottery, but every week the name is different. The harder you work and the better you practice, the luckier you get.
· Love is your natural state. If you want to change the world, learn to love your enemy.
· Don’t tell people what to do, inspire them by doing it.
· First step to getting rich is to go where the money is. The second step is to forget about the money and focus on being the best at what you do. The third step is to create value for humanity.
· When making big goals, think in decades, not years.
· Learn how to leverage and duplicate yourself.
· Only buy highly depreciating assets with 10% of your liquid net worth.
· Only lend to family and friends what you are willing to give.
· Always get odds on your money.
· Consider your savings at zero. No matter what happens… DON’T TOUCH IT! Ask the question: “what would I do if I didn’t have this money?” And then, do that.
· Ask good questions, you get solutions. Ask bad questions, you get problems and obstacles.
· What you focus on and think about expands and becomes real.
· The key to happiness is in the meaning you assign to events, and YOU are in control of that.
· Choice is the human superpower. Your choices change the world.
· There are no justified excuses for those who truly take responsibility.
· What is bad for one human is bad for the human race.
· There are no justified resentments.
· A mind is like a book, it’s only good when it’s open.
· What is most important to you will always win over what you want the most.
· You can achieve far more than you think you can.
· If you weren’t an important part of the universe, you wouldn’t be here. You matter.
My father instilled 4 important principles that I've lived by my entire life.
1. Be a person of your word. Always keep your promises no matter what. Do the thing you said you were going to do... no excuses.
2. An individual alone is not that powerful in the world. But you also don't need a huge crew. With one or two loyal brothers, you can be like an army.
3. Take chances. He never put me down if I failed. He would say... "Oh, well, you took a shot... next."
4. You may need to kiss a little ass from time to time, but never eat shit.
5. Don't be prejudiced. Color or background doesn't define someone. It's their character that matters.
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