Zach Mac

There is another kind of evil, which we must fear most, and that is, the indifference of good men.

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

https://t.co/IS1Y7dn5OQ
Something that everyone should remember every day.

[Teddy Mitrosilis @TMitrosilis]

Nick Saban walked up to the interview podium after practice one day.

“Okay, y’all ready for a lecture?” he asked.

What followed was a powerful lesson on entitlement and doing your best.

Saban on the Importance of Nothing:

“Let’s talk about the importance of nothing. You get up every day, you’re entitled to nothing. Nobody owes you nothing.

“You have talent, but if you don’t have discipline, you don’t execute, you don’t focus, what do you get? Nothing.

“If you’re complacent and not paying attention to detail, what does that get you? Nothing.

“So, nothing is acceptable but your best.

“Everything is determined by what you do and trying to be your best. There should be nothing else but that, for everybody.

“That’s what we need to stay focused on. We need to not accept anything but our best in terms of what we’re doing in preparation.”

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It’s a simple, but profound message.

Some key takeaways:

1. Entitlement is a disease. It stunts growth and erodes culture.

2. Success has a one-day life cycle. Yesterday doesn’t dictate today.

3. Nobody is owed anything. When your feet hit the floor in the morning, it’s on you.

4. Talent matters, but it’s far from all that matters.

5. The actions you take drive success. Talent only amplifies those actions.

6. Even the best can’t afford complacency. There are competitors trying to defeat you every day.

7. If you’re entitled, the biggest competitor is yourself.

8. If you’re owed nothing, that means nobody else is either. Therein is your opportunity.

9. You can have the best strategy, the best business model, the best talent and … none of it matters if you don’t execute.

10. There are no guarantees. Relish the unknown.

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Hope this is helpful. Follow me @TMitrosilis for more writing.

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[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@KobeissiLetter I know a guy that started a business in 2021 and he just uses 1099 contractors. No employees but the business actually supports other businesses with no employees.

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@elonmusk I know this will be corrected. But imagine flying all the way to Mars, almost landing, and then dying because you tipped over.

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@KobeissiLetter @grok, how much has the price of us wheat risen since the start of the war in Ukraine?

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@PalmerLuckey Thank you for having the foresight and common sense to plan your weapons manufacturing to be basic enough for mass production, unlike any other American weapons company. I have watched your interviews for the past few years and I love the culture you have built at Anduril.

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@SmallCapBob2 They should buy out fanatics

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

Legend 😂

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

We're going back to the fucking moon, that's why.

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@unusual_whales Don't forget the country of $AMZN

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@minchoi

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

Clutch Keller @TeamUSA 🥇

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

MEGAN KELLER GOLDEN GOAL‼️

U.S. WOMEN'S HOCKEY SECURES THE GOLD MEDAL🏅🇺🇸

(via @NBCOlympics)

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

Did I just agree with Hilary Clinton?

[America @america]

Hillary Clinton admits mass migration has been “destabilizing” to society:

“It went too far, it’s been disruptive and destabilizing.”

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🔥 BREAKING: The White House just said Marco Rubio's blockbuster speech in Munich is getting MASSIVE PRAISE worldwide, posting all 22 minutes of it

Rubio dropped some absolutely incredible quotes in front of Europe.

KEEP DEFENDING THE WEST, MARCO! 🇺🇸

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

Thats awesome

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 AWESOME! During the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade, team GM John Schneider tossed Mini Jesus figurines which said “Jesus Loves You” to the crowd

I love this.

Especially in a city like Seattle, which DESPERATELY needs more Jesus 😆

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@EmmanuelMacron The Softbank investment into Stargate dwarfs the total French Foreign Investment

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

This will be fun to revisit in 10 years

[Vivek Sen @Vivek4real_]

🇺🇸 CATHIE WOOD JUST URGED EVERYONE TO SELL THEIR GOLD AND BUY BITCOIN BEFORE IT HITS $1,500,000

"I WOULD SHIFT FROM GOLD TO BTC”

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@Ilhan That's weird. Why would an American congresswoman say that?

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@EYakoby For the thousandth time

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@PalmerLuckey 🔥🔥🔥

[Darth Powell @VladTheInflator]

Palmer Luckey, arguably one of the most innovative and successful Americans alive, was torn from his own creation.

Use this as motivation.

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@kanyewest was right

[Officer Lew @officer_Lew]

WATCH🚨: Kanye called it years ago: 'You take people like Jay-Z and Pusha T… If they ever told the truth, they would go to jail.'

Now their names just popped up in the new Epstein files. Ye is never wrong—just early. 👀

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

Keeping the circle tight to this day.

[Ruben Gallego @RubenGallego]

This is the guy who directed the Melania movie.

[Zach Mac @ZachMcElligott]

@elonmusk Crisper is out of control