Average people choose their actions based on how they feel.
Exceptional people choose their actions based on their desired outcome, regardless of how they feel.
If you don’t believe that education, financial literacy, long term thinking, and sacrificing are worth it .. in your time of need don’t have the expectation for the people in your life who do believe in those things to bail you out
Hate to admit it but they were right. You really do need to disappear, lock in like crazy, raise your standards, and refuse to lower them if you want your dream life.
Learn to create a sense of urgency in your life or you will waste away. Let no one lie to you, if you’re not something by 35 to 40, it gets 10X harder to achieve anything significant.
Put the right pressure on yourself and apply yourself.
UNPOPULAR OPINION: A lot of "mental health issues" disappear when bills are paid, rent is secure, and the fridge is full. Peace is expensive. And pretending money doesn't affect mental health is privilege.
Life has a way of isolating people who are meant for bigger things. If you're feeling alone right now, that might be exactly what's supposed to happen. Use these quiet years to build massive skill. While everyone's distracted by noise & fake friends, you're building.
normalize saying "i don't think we have the kind of relationship that should make you comfortable enough to say that to me" when someone tries to get too familiar.
People who love themselves, have the strongest cut off game known to man because they truly enjoy their own company. They trust their intuition. They don’t tolerate or make excuses for weird behavior because they don’t need to. They just move on. Happily, without expectation.