Scott A. Ball

Carpe Diem

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"There's a certain level of inconvenience that's an important part of the human experience...Friction is what makes your life feel real."

A beautiful reflection from @SahilBloom. Worth your time. https://t.co/jMkvsxsuzY

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"I'm having a Reverse Midlife Crisis. And I couldn't be any happier about it."

A powerful read on life and time from @SahilBloom. Worth your time. https://t.co/FqH3dnDycn

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"Active Optimism is about belief that begets action. The belief that things will work out, and the action to make sure they do. Earned faith."

Powerful read from @sahilbloom. Worth your time! https://t.co/KUZmh5z0Eu

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"The world wants you to rush into everything...In a world that wants you to rush, the ultimate act of rebellion is presence."

Beautiful piece from @sahilbloom on being in the present season. Worth a read! https://t.co/km3hvZpEr0

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

A great piece from @sahilbloom on the most powerful decision making razors. Well worth your time. https://t.co/bx0AGWCD6R

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

@DanteTheDon Epic 💙

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

“Good and evil both increase at compound interest. ... The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of.”
— C. S. Lewis

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[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"I often wonder how many extraordinary people waste their entire lives fearing the judgement of people who were never even thinking about them in the first place." - @sahilbloom

Everyone should read this... https://t.co/4qgfnEjyqu

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

“It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.”
— John Steinbeck

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Stop living for the emotional scraps of strangers’ opinions.
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Start living for your own values and well-being.

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

“The typical expression of opening Friendship would be something like, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’”
— ​C.S. Lewis

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

Underrated life hack: Being boring in the right ways. Go to bed early. Wake up early. Eat simple foods. Save money. Exercise. Avoid drama. These aren’t flashy, but the ordinary will compound into a life that feels extraordinary. Boring is seriously underrated.

– @sahilbloom

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

Major cheat code for life: Anything above zero compounds. Showing up consistently matters more than showing up perfectly. Small things become big things. Never allow optimal to get in the way of beneficial.

– @sahilbloom

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
— ​Benjamin Franklin​

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[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"Someone not choosing you is painful. But you not choosing yourself is betrayal." https://t.co/ODz4qxLXNC

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

“A lesson I wish I learned earlier: It’s perfectly ok to live a life that’s confusing to others. Go to bed at 8. Wake up at 4. Eat real foods. Go on long walks. Obsess over one thing. Read old books. Don’t gossip. Be loved by a few. Recipe for a good life.”

- @SahilBloom

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"Find the most generous explanation for each other’s behavior and believe it.”
― Marcus Buckingham on marriage

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Talent and intelligence are abundant. Courage is not.

The world belongs to those who have the courage to take action.

- @SahilBloom

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"If you do not bend, you will break.

The adaptable prevail. Determined, but flexible."

-@JamesClear

[Scott A. Ball @ScottyBall]

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius

Never bet against the person who just keeps showing up.

- @SahilBloom