Volatility is good to a certain extent.
Imagine going through life in an easy path. When something breaks, you will fall harder.
Keep yourself mentally and physically challenged by going away from your comfort zone.
It’s easy to deceive yourself when you made up your mind with thinking you have an advantage.
All your plans must have many options if things don’t go your way. That’s the real advantage.
Don’t take advice on learning what to do.
A practical everyday advice is learning what not to do or avoid.
There are infinite possibilities of “to do’s” (roads to wealth) and a limited scope of not to do (avoid getting killed).
Men judge more from appearances than reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.
Everyone sees your exterior, but few can discern what you have in your heart.
Niccolò Machiavelli
The get better at anything, you have to prepare to embrace the moment of things not going in your favor.
Being confident and fearless under those circumstances will get you ahead.
Having to announce what a form a self care is probably not self care.
You probably have a good sense of what works for you without anyone having to tell you.
@CArainmakers Don’t know about Thiel’s associations.
But the meaning that I derived is - you can’t simply replicate someone’s success through mimicry.
All opportunities come from a path that’s never been formed yet.
“The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won’t make a search engine. And the next Mark Zuckerberg won’t create a social network. If you are copying these guys, you aren’t learning from them.”
Peter Thiel
It’s easy to live in a fantasized world, where you live in a place where you there is consistent ‘shoulds’ or ‘wishes’.
Ground yourself in reality, no matter how painful it is. You will be able to make realistic goals that can get you closer to your lifestyle/needs.
New Years comes with many opportunities and beginnings.
Stay vigilant about making your path and don’t be afraid to push your own boundaries.
The circle around you may not understand, but your only job is to keep moving forward.
Happy New Years.
If you foresee problems in the future, it’s better to let it rise a little bit so you can some to the rescue.
You will gain a good reputation for being a clear thinker under chaos and uncertainty.