Mthobisi Mthembu

Live, love, overcome, succeed with integrity, inspire greatness#Me

[Mthobisi Mthembu @MthobisiSamPam]

Ungakhathali ukukhuluma ukuphila empilweni yomunye umuntu. May you never tire of speaking life unto others, no matter what you are going through.

[Mthobisi Mthembu @MthobisiSamPam]

Slow progress is better than no progress. Build patiently and trust in the process. Dreams delayed are not dreams denied.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

A reminder from Atomic Habits by James Clear:

“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”

[Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid]

There's NEVER been a person who won at the highest level that was loved by everyone.

It's not possible.

There were a lot of people won the way who were smarter, more talented, more capable, better education, better pedigree who simply gave up.

You winning indirectly exposes their excuses.

That's tough to live with.

Don't waste your time trying to win them over.

Let them obsess over you while you focus on your next move.

PS: and if you're part of the camp who hates those who win, give up that bad habit. Think bigger. God has bigger plans for you.

[Chris Williamson @ChrisWillx]

A list of difficult questions from Morgan Housel.

-Whose life do I admire that is secretly miserable?

-What do I believe is true only because believing it puts me in good standing with my tribe?

-Which of my current values would be different if I were raised by different parents?

-What do I believe the most with the least amount of evidence of it being true?

-Who has the right answer but I ignore because they’re a bad communicator?

-Who is full of it but I pay attention to because they’re a good communicator?

-What do I think is ambition (a good trait) but is actually envy (a terrible one)?

-What annoys me about other people that I sometimes do myself?

-How much of my nostalgia is a false or incomplete memory of the past?

-What in your profession is impossible to know no matter how smart you become? David Deutsch said, “Beware of the difference between prediction and prophecy. Prophecy purports to know things which cannot be known.”

-Is this thing I’m worried about actually a problem, or am I looking for problems to worry about because they make me feel in control?

-What in my field do I think is a law (works all the time) but is actually just a rule (works some of the time)?

-What do I think is a universal truth but is actually just a norm unique to my own culture?

-What was true a generation ago that no longer is, and who is clinging to that old truth?

-What is partially true but I believe in it so absolutely, and take it so seriously, that I’ve turned it into a dangerous belief?

-Are there things going well in my life today that I will look back on and wish I had quit while I was ahead?

-Is there something in my life I think I’m “passionate” about or “focused” on but I’m actually just addicted to it?

-Do I spend more time defending what I already know instead of trying to learn something new?

-Are there people in my life who I consider kind and compassionate but they’re actually just too shy to tell me hard truths?

-What would Instagram look like if it were an honest reflection of people’s life, instead of a curated highlight reel?

-Am I being as nice as I could be, rather than just as nice as I need to be?

[Tai Lopez @tailopez]

Elon Musk was right, stop being patient and start asking yourself how can I accomplish my 10 year plan in 6 months. You will probably fail but you will be far ahead of the person who accepted it would take 10 years.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“Consistency looks like nothing is happening, until everything changes.”

[Nandi Madida 🇿🇦 @Nandi_Madida]

There isn’t a single person who’s ever lived without being disliked by someone.

So stop waiting for everyone’s approval.

Go live your life.❤️🎉😎

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

You’re supposed to use every unfair advantage you have. Connections, looks; money, all of it.

You're not noble by picking the hardest path just to look like an underdog.

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

What would the person you want to become do with the time you’re spending right now?

Do that.

[Penuel The Black Pen @penuelist_]

My understanding of the march on 30 June is that it's against illegal migration... which is a crime in every country in the world.

My understanding of soldiers & police being deployed, is to deal with any potential vigilantes & other criminals who may use this as an opportunity to destroy property, loot & harm people.

Let's not lie about Jacinta, & March and March. Thank you.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Most of your doubts are imaginary. Most of your limitations are self-imposed. Also: most of your excuses suck.

[Sibusiso Vilane @sibueverest]

Yes, it is done.
Climbed the Highest Volcano in the world, taking 11 hrs to get up, fighting wind, cold and steep gradient to get to the top. Then, from the Summit, click "Start" and ran 42 km marathon together with 4 others. And me,the only African.
I am thrilled.

[Michael de Villiers @Mikedotcoza]

South Africa must document its history properly, or we risk people even denying apartheid ever happened. We need more documentaries and demographic data—without them, we leave the narrative to those with influence to shape the country as they see fit.

[Lethal Shooter @LethalShooter__]

Jealousy will make you run your mouth about people you should be taking notes from.✅

[Michael de Villiers @Mikedotcoza]

The same people who are fabricating a nonexistent genocide in South Africa deny the real genocide in Gaza. They’d rather cling to their own delusions than face the uncomfortable truth.

[Chris Williamson @ChrisWillx]

Habits from the habits guy.

“Habits that have a high rate of return in life:
– sleeping 8+ hours each day
– lifting weights 3x week
– going for a walk each day
– saving at least 10 percent of your income
– reading every day
– drinking more water and less of everything else
– leaving your phone in another room while you work”

— @JamesClear

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Develop the ability to be disliked and free yourself from the prison of other people’s opinions.

[Wall Street trapper @Wallstreet504]

To have more, you must become more. To become more, you must place yourself in the right environments. Right people. Right places. Right conversations. That’s the formula for exponential growth.

[Leila Hormozi @LeilaHormozi]

The price of success is hate. The price of authenticity is being disliked. The price of improving yourself is loneliness.