The most direct path to success is Obsession - Expectation + Play.
You want sustainable intensity. Take the work seriously, but not the timeline or yourself.
Most measurables we obsess over are outcomes. Don't chase the measurable.
Chase the things that drive the measurable. It will take care of itself.
Imagine being more obsessed with your process than any outcome you achieve. Because that's what needs your attention and energy.
A lot of people don't want to hear this: working harder is not the variable separating you from where you want to be. I know billionaires who made two or three good decisions. I know exhausted people who've ground away for decades. It's the approach, not the hours.
Best of luck to @BStulberg with his newest book The Way of Excellence—yet another banger.
Thanks for guiding people back to what excellence and performance really is.
Get yourself a copy! https://t.co/5zKgTQBRh3
A trout is so perfectly designed to solve its biggest challenge--swimming upstream--that a dead trout placed against a current will still move forward.
How can you use your biggest challenge to propel you where you're looking to go?
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If the goal is to execute perfectly each day we're going to inevitably be disappointed and associate negativity with our experience.
If we have a realistically challenging execution goal and meet it/come close, it's easier to be present in the face of mistakes, have intent, learn from near misses, and be/stay encouraged.
The @wmwhitecaps in 2025:
⚾ 92-39
⚾ Never lost more than three games in a row
⚾ Best winning percentage (.702) in the minors leagues since 1994.
The Whitecaps are our MiLB Team of the Year: https://t.co/QZthl1wZwg