& one day if we decide to stop talking, i still wish you the best. i still hope you reach your dreams the same way i'll reach mine cos no matter how things end btwn us, there was a version of me that wanted to see you win.
a version of me that prayed for your happiness, celebrated your small victories and imagined a future where we would cheer each other on. it breaks my heart that maybe we won't be there to witness each other's biggest moments anymore but love isn't always measured by who stays. sometimes, it's measured by who can let go without wishing the other person any less
& maybe one day, we'll become strangers with beautiful memories and separate lives. you'll be somewhere building the life you've always wanted and i'll be doing the same. we may no longer know the details of each other's days but i hope life is gentle with you. i hope your dreams come true and i hope that somewhere in btwn all the distance and silence, you know that i never stopped rooting for you. even after losing you, i never wanted you to lose yourself. buena suerte ❤️
Major cheat code in life: Be the one who reaches out. Text first. Call first. Plan first. Initialize first. Most people wait to be chosen. Be the chooser. Connection requires initiative. Friendship requires effort. Love requires action. Stop waiting to be picked. Start picking. Initiative is attractive.
I recommend using absence to gain your respect back.
I recommend giving a girl your number instead of asking for hers. If she likes you, she will text you.
I recommend building your body, especially your shoulders. You'd be surprised how much more attractive you look with a better frame.
I recommend putting people in their place at the very first sign of disrespect.
I recommend not chasing people. Pay attention to who chooses you.
I recommend leaving rooms where you constantly have to prove your worth.
I recommend being honest from the beginning. Pretending is exhausting.
I recommend saving money before people know you're making money.
I recommend letting people underestimate you.
I recommend taking pictures and videos of your parents more often.
your circle of friends is your hidden advantage and you don't know
who do you spend the most time with, are they dreamers or doubters? do they chase goals or make excuses? the truth is, you become the average of the people around you. scary, right?
the good part is you get to choose
stay around negative people and you’ll always find reasons why you can’t. stay around ambitious people and you’ll start finding ways you can. i’ve seen it in my own life, when i changed my circle everything shifted. my mindset grew, my goals got bigger and my excuses got smaller.
seek out people who are driven, optimistic and disciplined, be around those who push you to think bigger and do better. iron sharpens iron, the right circle won’t just support your dreams, they’ll push you to live them
if this resonates with you, pay attention to what you keep around you and who you keep around you, buena suerte 👍
okay, i want to be rich but not rolex or lamborghini rich, no no
i want to be rich enough to go to the gym by 15:00 and nobody can tell me no, rich enough to tap the family in front of me at the supermarket and say it’s on me. rich enough that my wife never has to worry, rich enough to show my children the world, not just pictures of it. rich enough to take my friends out and say i got this without thinking twice, rich enough that god can use me to show up for people who truly need it
that’s my version of rich, don’t know about you
there are only two ways to be successful: increase your sacrifice or reduce your desire.
& that’s it
the recipe is simple but simple doesn’t mean easy. most people are looking for a third option, a way to want more while giving less, to demand more from life without paying for it but reality doesn’t negotiate. if you want more, you have to become more, more disciplined, more patient, more comfortable with discomfort and more willing to show up on the days nobody notices
cos the mountain doesn’t care how badly you want the view. it only responds to the climb. every desire comes with a price tag. the question is never “can i have it?” the real question is “am i willing to pay for it?” and if you’re not, you still have the same two choices: increase the sacrifice or reduce the desire. anything else is just self deception.
a bird doesn’t complain that flying requires wings. and greatness doesn’t apologize for requiring sacrifice, that’s the deal, it always has been so stop looking for a cheaper path. stop trying to negotiate with reality. look at what you want. look at what you’re giving and make them match.
buena suerte 👍
The biggest mistake men make when discussing female influence is assuming female influence is the problem.
It is not.
Male dependency is.
Men discover that women have tremendous influence over men.
Mothers shape sons.
Yes.
Wives influence husbands.
Yes.
Girlfriends influence boyfriends.
Yes.
The desire for female approval can motivate men and female rejection can send some men into years of bitterness and anguish
This is true.
The conclusion men draw from it is not.
They see female influence and conclude:
“Women have too much power.”
Wrong.
The real question now becomes:
Why does that illusion of power work in the first place?
Because influence only exists where there is dependency.
A woman can only manipulate a man’s need for approval if that need already exists.
A woman can only control a man’s fear of rejection if that fear already exists.
A woman can only leverage a man’s desire to be chosen if his desire to be chosen already exists
The issue is not female influence.
The issue is the hole inside the man that seeks validation.
And only him can feel that hole through self-possession.
And once he does that,he can no longer be influenced by women.
Why?
Because he doesn’t need validation from them anymore.