Underrated life advice: Never make someone regret being honest with you. If someone has the courage to tell you the truth, don’t punish them for it. You can disagree. But if you train people to believe that honesty gets punished, they’ll start giving you comfort instead of truth.
you messed up. you failed. whatever. it’s over. the past literally does not exist anymore. stop giving yesterday the power to ruin today. take the lesson and leave the rest behind. there is still a whole life in front of you. let the past stay where it is.
I heard an NFL coach say that in the league the greatest ability is AVAILABILITY!
It’s true in life too. People won’t appreciate you until you are unavailable to them
Marriage will humble you because eventually your spouse will see you fail.
They will see you when you're broke, sick, stressed, insecure, unemployed, overweight, depressed about life or completely unsure about what to do next.
The question is not whether your spouse will ever see you at your lowest.
They will.
The real question is what kind of person they become when you are no longer impressive.
Anybody can love you when life is easy character is revealed when life becomes ugly.
What if you followed these four rules for handling adversity?
1. Accept reality
2. Accept responsibility
3. The harder the circumstance, the more disciplined my response
4. Earn through my response what is denied by my circumstance
It's called “The Adversity Stack” and you can learn more about it below.
“To be happy, you must eliminate two things: the fear of a bad future and the memory of a bad past.”
- Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 BCE–65 CE), better known simply as Seneca, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and playwright who became one of antiquity’s most influential thinkers. Born in Corduba, in present-day Spain, he emerged as a major voice of Stoicism, emphasizing reason, discipline, resilience, and control over one’s emotions.
Through works such as Letters from a Stoic, On the Shortness of Life, and On Anger, Seneca explored subjects including fear, suffering, wealth, happiness, and the value of time. Central to his philosophy was the belief that inner peace comes not from controlling the world around us, but from developing mastery over our own thoughts, actions, and character.
Seneca also served as an adviser to the Roman emperor Nero, placing him close to immense political power while exposing him to considerable personal danger. His life ended in 65 CE when Nero ordered him to take his own life. Nearly two thousand years later, Seneca’s writings remain influential, offering enduring lessons on living with purpose, strength, and self-control.