@ipaananen how can Supercell sponsor our upcoming gaming tournament for youth engagement? We’re going to roll out a full year based on Brawl Stars to aggregate youth and teach them community building, AI, and eSports.
My grandfather told me this: "You’ll achieve much more by being consistently reliable than by being occasionally extraordinary." You can get pretty damn far in life by just being someone that people can count on to show up and do the work. I'll never forget that.
The older I get, the more I realize that one of the most attractive traits is genuine enthusiasm. It's energizing to spend time around people who show real excitement for life. For people, ideas, and tiny moments. It takes courage to care so openly. Enthusiasm is contagious.
Bruh….. I woke up in South Of France in the biggest suite the hotel has (1000 square feet), with a ocean view..
I’m just a blackman from the trenches of new orleans… who went to prison at 10 & was really homeless at 13…
It’s POSSIBLE KING
Dont let them tell you different
something i’ve realized watching all of this play out
a sandwich that jumps from $8 to $14 never goes back to $8. rent that climbs from $1,400 to $2,200 stays at $2,200 forever.
gas, groceries, insurance, all of it. prices only move in one direction
inflation becomes permanent the moment everyone accepts the new number.
and we always accept it because we have no other choice
then workers ask for raises just to survive the prices they had nothing to do with creating.
and suddenly they’re the problem. they’re “hurting the economy” by wanting to afford food
the economy for who exactly.
because whoever it’s working for it sure as hell isn’t us
If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it.
Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution.
Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness.
Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity.
Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.
Stop being a loser. Get up early. Make your bed. Go train. Eat clean. Do your laundry. Pay every bill on time. Save till it hurts, then save more. Pick a craft and get obsessed. Pick a person to become and start acting like them today. Care more than everyone around you. Push till you break, then get back up. Knowing when to quit isn't weakness, it's strategy. Stand up straight. Speak up. Go all in. Smile anyway. Life is short and then it's gone. Misery is a choice. You're not the first to suffer and you won't be the last. Someone with less than you made it. So will you. Nobody's special. Everybody is. Keep moving.
I'm convinced that it’s perfectly ok to live a life that looks confusing to others. Wake up early. Do hard things. Focus deeply. Eat real foods. Go on walks. Obsess over one thing. Read old books. Avoid drama. Save money. Never gossip. Love your people. Recipe for a good life.
i'm in love with this quote:
"if you're persistent, you'll get it. if you're consistent, you'll keep it. and if you're grateful, you'll attract more of it."
Kobe Bryant woke up at 4am every day for 20 years. everyone knows that. what nobody talks about is what he did with the hours before anyone else was awake and how he described the energy that fueled the mamba mentality
Kobe didn't just train more than everyone else. he lived with a level of discipline that his own teammates found unsettling
he described the mamba mentality as total channeling. pouring every drop of energy into one singular pursuit. eliminating every distraction. every wasted motion. every unnecessary expenditure of focus or force
his trainer said Kobe in peak preparation mode was a different human being. the look in his eyes changed. the way he moved changed. his presence in the room changed. people could feel it before practice even started
- 5 championships. 18 all star selections. 81 points in a single game
- practiced full intensity for 6 hours before team practice started at 10am
- watched more film than most coaches. studied opponents' eye movements and breathing patterns before games
- said he modeled his discipline on the great warriors and monks he read about
he spoke about energy openly. about how the body has a finite amount of it each day and that most people scatter it across 100 different distractions. he said his only advantage was that he aimed all of his at one target
the players who competed against him described the same feeling. that something was different about his intensity. not just physically. energetically. as if the space around him was charged
he called it the mamba mentality. the old traditions would call it something else. channeled life force. transmuted energy. the reservoir that most men empty and kobe kept full
the greatest scorer in modern basketball history said his edge wasn't talent. it was where he pointed his energy while everyone else was wasting theirs
Major cheat code for life: Assume good things are still ahead. You are not behind. You are not too late. You are not disqualified by your past. One new season can change the entire story. Keep showing up with belief. The best chapters are often written after the hardest ones.