Jared Thwaits

Because great stories don't start with I could have....

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@big_yemm Woman

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@Micylaaa Will you accept this brandy 🥃 and coke

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Thread on people being amazing

1. The pizza baker made his day

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@Micylaaa Where’s the best spot for doing that in Stellies?

[Dylan Jardon 🌈 @DylanJardon]

"Perfection is impossible.

In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches.

But what percentage of points did I win?

54%

In other words, even top ranked tennis players win barely more than half the points they play.

When you lose ever second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot.

You teach yourself to think:
'Okay, I double faulted...it's only a point.'
'Okay, I came to the net and I got passed again...it's only a point.'

Even a great shot, an overhead backhand smash that ends up on ESPN's top 10 playlist – that too is just a point.

Here's why I'm telling you this.

When you're playing a point, it has to be the most important thing in the world. And it is.

But when it's behind you, it's behind you.

This mindset is crucial – because it frees you to fully commit to the next point with intensity, clarity, and focus."

–@rogerfederer

[Kevin Dahlstrom @Camp4]

🥃Why I stopped drinking

I go to Vegas a lot but the only casino game I play is poker.

Why?

Because it’s is the only game where skill gives you a winning edge. If you’re better than the other players at the table then over time you’ll win more than you lose.

All the other games are rigged—you may win here & there but over time *you only lose*. It’s simple math. Sure, it can be fun but…

👉Why would you consistently play a game that is a guaranteed L?

It’s the same with alcohol.

Is it fun? Hell yes!

Is it a social lubricant? Absolutely!

Does it fuel some great memories? For sure!

But just like casino games, if you play consistently *you only lose*.

Regular drinking—even if it’s “just a few beers”—will inflict damage on your body, your relationships, and your performance in all areas of life. And contrary to popular myth, even “a glass of wine every evening” has no health benefits, it only does harm.

To be clear I’m no teetotaler. I believe in “everything in moderation, *including* moderation.” Once or twice a year I’ll have a few drinks… or ten. But for the other 363 days I don’t drink at all.

Here’s the thing:

ALL of our behaviors compound. Even those that seem insignificant over a day or week can have a massive impact over years and decades.

👀At 53 I’ve seen the results of compounding among my peers with my own eyes. Trust me when I tell you that things haven’t worked out well for those who made beers with the guys or on the golf course or after work part of their lifestyle.

Compounding cuts both ways…

If you consistently do things that BUILD health & fitness, skills, expertise, and relationships and avoid habits that DESTROY those things then over time a great life becomes inevitable.

But remember, the reverse is also true.

👉Winners play winning games.

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@ThembiMrototo Never has one person carried such hope and optimism and fallen so short. I’d laugh if it didn’t disappoint so much

[Martin @mrtuckbox]

Very very cool

[Nick Hedley @nickhedley]

Thread on how South Africa has performed under president Cyril Ramaphosa:

- The real unemployment rate – which includes those who’ve given up trying to find work – has ballooned to 41.2%, from 36.3% when he took over in early 2018.

🧵…

[Maps Maponyane @MapsMaponyane]

If the head boy says we believe, then I guess we believe 🇿🇦⚽️

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@jsfareez @mommy_moneyza Employment.. dependency on the government, a vote ANC secured

[Hodgetwins @hodgetwins]

Joe is right 💯, time for men to step up https://t.co/DWTcpzsauO

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

This is one of the best videos to ever exist for entrepreneurs, creators... I think about it often.

In 2016, Pharrell Williams visited a NYU music production class to critique student songs.

At the beginning you could see student "Maggie Rogers" drenched with the absolute terror of sharing this with him.

Pharrell is there just trying to keep his excitement in.

The guy couldn’t wait to tell her this song is the bee’s knees.

After he listened to a song called “Alaska”, he explained why “I have zero, zero, zero notes for that:”

24 hours later, someone posted the clip to Reddit.

It blew up and the rest is history. Grammy nominated, millions of followers etc.

And Maggie responded to the Reddit thread (i'll share screenshot in the next tweet).

This story I find so cool because it inspires other artists to share what they got.

We all can all connect with the fear of showing our work. It ain't easy.

And to have a unique POV like Maggie. Easy to copy, harder to have something unique.

I’ve got a bunch of designs, creations that have never seen the light of day.

This video inspires me to publish more.

My point of sharing this video:

Publish your art anonymously.

Or publish your art proudly as yourself. Bonus points if it's one of a kind work.

But publish your darn art.

This is your new week's energy.

This is your 2024 energy.

Go get 'em.

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If you enjoyed this, go listen to some Maggie Rogers. And thank you to Pharrell for being so supportive to an up and comer.

And go follow me for more stories like this @gregisenberg, so you get more of it in your feed

I share stories about internet communities, free startup ideas and more. (link in bio for more info about me)

[Koshiek Karan @iamkoshiek]

Fabiani is a South African premium brand established by Jeffrey Fabian in 1978 🇿🇦

Fabiani is currently owned by TFG (The Foschini Group) after an acquisition in 2011 💰

Jeffrey's son, Arie spent 5 years at TFG before exiting in 2016 due to a disconnect in strategic vision ✈️Across the next few years Fabiani started shutting down stores (they had women's stores at one point)

Arie & Jeffrey intervened & presented the Board with a rescue game plan titled "Founders Mentality" & hit reset on the brand strategy📈

In 2019 TFG implemented the "Founders Mentality" strategy & the rest is history!👕