Christian Bowers

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

A man has only 4 ways out of depression:

Making moneyyyy.

Hitting the gym.

Chasing his purpose.

Building a loving family.

[Ram Singh Verma @RamSingh_369]

MIT professor Patrick Winston literally gave a 1-hour masterclass on communication that teaches you how to speak better than most schools ever could.

[Dating Dynamics @Dating_Dynamics]

Man to man:

Never marry ANY woman until she passes these SIX tests.

Most men walk in blindly, sign the papers, and only realize the mistake later.

These tests reveal her true character BEFORE you commit to her for life.

Read thread…...

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Peyton Manning on Leadership 🔥.

“It’s never just about you… the best teams I played on, the best players practiced the hardest.”

Playing FOR each other is contagious.

It is what being a great teammate is all about.

🎥 Peyton Manning/ND Football

[The Shift Journal @TheShiftJournal]

You will get more value out of this than from reading 90% of books on investing

Worth listening and re-listening to

[Jesse Cohen @JesseCohenInv]

In 1998, Warren Buffett gave a one-hour masterclass on how to never lose money in the stock market.

Well worth your time.

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

130 schools said no.
He led the losingest program in college football history to a national championship anyway.
Fernando Mendoza was a 2-star recruit from Miami.

He tried to walk on at his hometown school. They passed.
So did FIU.
So did FAU.
So did everyone else.

At 17, he was sitting in his bedroom, crying over a silent recruiting inbox—after driving to 18 camps with his dad and sending highlights to more than 100 programs.
Not one FBS offer.
His only option? Yale. No scholarship. No NFL path.

Everyone told him to be “realistic.”
“Know your place.”
“Be grateful.”
He didn’t listen.
Because Mendoza understood something most people miss:
The worst outcome isn’t failing.
It’s never getting the chance to try.

Two weeks before signing day in 2022, his phone rang.
Cal needed a body. One offer. Out of 134 schools.
He took it.
He arrived as the third-string quarterback.
Spent a year on the scout team.
Lost his first four starts.
Got sacked 41 times behind a broken offensive line.

Still got up. Every time.
Then Cal brought in a transfer instead of building around him.
So Mendoza left the only school that had ever said yes.
He transferred to Indiana—the losingest program in college football history.

People laughed.
“Career suicide.”
“Graveyard program.”
“Nobody wins there.”
One coach told him something different:
“I’m going to make you the best Fernando Mendoza possible.”
That was enough.
Mendoza wasn’t just playing for football.
His mother has battled multiple sclerosis for 18 years.

Before every snap, he thought of her.
“My mother is my why.”
Indiana went 16–0.
Beat six Top-10 teams.
Won their first Big Ten title since 1945.
Mendoza threw 41 touchdowns.
Won the Heisman—first in school history.
First Cuban-American to ever do it.

Then came the title game.
Miami. Near his hometown.
Fourth-and-4. Season on the line.
Quarterback draw.
The kid 134 schools rejected spun through defenders and dove into the end zone.

Game over.
Indiana—national champions.
The losingest program became the best team in America.
All because a 17-year-old refused to believe “no” was the end.

Rankings don’t decide your ceiling.
Gatekeepers don’t write your ending.
Being overlooked isn’t a verdict—it’s a starting point.

Sometimes all you need is one shot…
and the courage to bet on yourself when nobody else will.
Don’t quit.

Credit: Barclay Mullins

[Coach Dan Casey @CoachDanCasey]

"If you keep your nose down in life and keep working, anything is possible."

- Curt Cignetti

[Mike Hoffmann @MikeHoffmann]

The average millionaire has 7 streams of income (according to the IRS).

Sadly, 99% of people only have 1.

So here are 7 income streams that can make you wealthy:

[Mindset Machine  @mindsetmachine]

Powerful words from Kobe Bryant:

[Clairton Bears @CCSDathletes]

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Tyler Boyd Stadium at Clairton High School will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at 798 Miller Ave, Clairton, PA 15025.

Featuring NFL wide receiver and Clairton and University of Pitt alumnus Tyler Boyd @boutdat_23

[Culture Explorer @CultureExploreX]

Most people think a pope dies, and that’s it. Funeral, mourning, next man up.

But what actually happens behind Vatican walls?

It’s one of the oldest and most secretive rituals in the world. And it just got triggered. 🧵👇

[Impakt CEO (Winston) - Get paid while getting fit. @winstonzin]

Everyone knows Floyd Mayweather.

But few know about the brutal training camps that made him untouchable in the ring.

They were so intense, he retired undefeated at 50-0.

Here are 9 drills that made Mayweather the most precise counter-puncher in boxing history:

[Texas 🇺🇸 @MustangMan_TX]

Damon shuts down the liars and the hypocrites on The View and leaves them speechless! 😶
👏👏👏😂😂

[Ben Kelly @benkellyone]

Boring businesses are the ultimate cash cow.

If you want financial freedom, buy one of these money printing machines (8 options):

1)Pool Cleaning

[GrindBuddy @Grind_Buddy]

“I’ll take care of me for you,
if you’ll take care of you for me.”

— Jim Rohn

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨#BREAKING: A grand total of ZERO major news outlets yesterday reported on the fact that President Trump's FEMA resolved 80% OF ALL OPEN Hurricane Helene victim cases in Western North Carolina in just 5 days.

NOT ONE.

Read that again.

[247Sports @247Sports]

BOOM: 5⭐️ WR Jerome Myles has committed to Texas A&M and will sign with the Aggies, per @BlairAngulo.

@AggieFootball starts Signing Day with a HUGE win.

https://t.co/2WyDV7254f