ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ

Grow companies with web design at Management first, mastery next.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

— Turned 31 today —

Here are 31 life lessons.

Philosophy, virtues, values — Distilled.

Learn from my mistakes.

So you can spend your time winning.

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[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

If your work doesn’t speak for you, nobody will.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

Consumption is good.

But life’s better when you’re creating.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

@UnmodernM All the best UM. Looking forward to your final form.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

The mediocre loves unattainable dreams.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

If your work doesn’t speak for itself, no one will speak for you.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

The world would be a better place if more people had self-awareness.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

“In the end, when it’s over, all that matters is what you’ve done.”

– Alexander the Great

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

Before you expect standards from others.

Learn to live up to your own standards.

Don’t be a hypocrite.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

At his core,

Everything a man does is for freedom.

He lifts to impose.

He writes to express.

He works to build his own empire.

He acquires power to live on his own terms.

The man lives to live free.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

The unending series of distractions is a modern tragedy.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

A great idea wins you half the battle.

The other half is won by selling it.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

“The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”

― Hubert H. Humphrey

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

Those who betray their vision and potential will always live in the pain of knowing they chose mediocrity over ambitions.

This is not how I want to live.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

@jerr_rrej 💪🍻👑

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

— Winston Churchill

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

Failure doesn’t cause suffering.

Your inability to get up from a fall does.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

Silence always scares the powerless.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

You give life to your writing when it’s simple to read.

You dilute your message if you try to impress.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

The tiniest spark can burn a forest down.

Never underestimate the power of a contagious idea.

[ᴍɪᴋᴇ | ᴅɪsᴛɪʟʟ @DistillMike]

If you have never been in a flow zone where only your work matters, you still have a lot to live for.