In my own life, what I want to give to people, most importantly to people I love, is the power to deal with reality to get what they want. In pursuit of my goal to give them strength, I will often deny them what they "want" because that will give them the opportunity to struggle so that they can develop the strength to get what they want on their own. This can be difficult for people emotionally, even if they understand intellectually that having difficulties is the exercise they need to grow strong and that just giving them what they want will weaken them and ultimately lead to them needing more help.
Of course most people would prefer not to have weaknesses. Our upbringings and our experiences in the world have conditioned us to be embarrassed by our weaknesses and hide them. But people are happiest when they can be themselves. If you can be open with your weaknesses it will make you freer and will help you deal with them better. I urge you to not be embarrassed about your problems, recognizing that everyone has them. Bringing them to the surface will help you break your bad habits and develop good ones, and you will acquire real strengths and justifiable optimism. #principleoftheday
I made a mistake when first starting HOP WTR — and it taught me one of my most important lessons as an entrepreneur.
Stop obsessing over being perfect. Good is good enough. Momentum is key.
I will say, the numbers of texts I am getting everyday is growing exponentially.
Is text going to go the way of email and be so overcrowded and common it loses its intimate, fast and direct nature? If so, what’s after text?
Exciting to be featured in Beer Business Daily covering the continued growth of HOPWTR.
#1 hoppy water nationally
#2 NA beer brand in natural channel
+43% growth Blood Orange 6 packs
+72% growth V12 packs
@HopWtr was named the #24 fastest growing food and beverage brand in the US by Inc. Magazine.
We were also Top 100 in CA and the #598 fastest growing company overall in the US out of 5000.
Most people make bad decisions because they are so certain that they're right that they don't allow themselves to see the better alternatives that exist. Radically open-minded people know that coming up with the right questions and asking other smart people what they think is as important as having all the answers. They understand that you can't make a great decision without swimming for a while in a state of "not knowing." That is because what exists within the area of "not knowing" is so much greater and more exciting than anything any one of us knows.
#principleoftheday
Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in history—when core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack, when too many people around the world have become cynical and disengaged—now is precisely the time to ask ourselves tough questions about how we can build our democracies and make them work in meaningful and practical ways for ordinary people.