Ron Jacob

Father, husband, friend & believer...always looking to uplift and be the best version of myself

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Major cheat code for life: Leave people better than you found them. A kind word. A thoughtful question. A small encouragement. A little more belief than they had before. You never know which sentence becomes the one someone carries for years.

[Electra @Electrarythm]

Spend around 10–30 minutes a day visualizing a version of yourself that you are deliberately trying to build. Do it when your mind is already calm, especially in the evening or just before sleep, because the mind accepts imagery more easily when it is not being pulled in different directions.

The basic idea is simple. The brain treats repeated internal experience as something important. When a certain kind of situation is lived again and again in imagination, with enough detail and emotional weight, it starts to lose its “imagined” quality and becomes something your mind recognizes as familiar territory.

And what becomes familiar stops feeling impossible.

Old patterns weaken in this process not because you fight them directly, but because you stop feeding them the same mental rehearsal. At the same time, new patterns begin to stabilize because they are being repeatedly experienced internally before they ever exist externally.

Start by settling your body. Slow breathing. Less tension in the face, shoulders, stomach. You are not trying to force anything, you are just lowering internal noise.

Then choose one specific scene. Not an abstract goal. A moment. Something you can step into mentally.

If it is health, do not think “I want to be healthy,” instead see yourself moving through a normal day with physical ease, walking without effort, breathing clearly, feeling your body light and responsive.

If it is confidence or success, see yourself in a real situation where you would normally hesitate, but now you speak without that hesitation, you are steady, direct, and things unfold without internal resistance.

If it is discipline, see yourself already inside the routine, doing the work without negotiation, as if it is simply what you do.

Always stay in first person. Through your own eyes.

What is directly in front of you. What is under your feet. The texture of the environment. The light in the space. The small details your attention would normally skip.

Then sound. The way voices actually enter the space. The rhythm of your breathing. Any background noise that belongs to that environment.

Then physical sensation. The weight of your body. Temperature on the skin. The sense of movement. The way you occupy space when you are not resisting yourself.

Emotionally, you are not trying to force excitement. You are allowing a quieter set of states to appear. Relief that things are simple. A sense of “this is already how I operate.” A quiet internal stability that does not need justification.

You are not building a fantasy. You are rehearsing familiarity.

At the end, stop adding detail and just remain in the general felt sense of it for a short moment, as if your mind has already accepted it as normal.

Let that feeling continue lightly as you move into the rest of your day.

Repeat it often enough that the scene stops feeling like something you are trying to reach, and starts feeling like something your mind already knows how to do.

[Unfiltered @quotesdaily100]

THE 9 LAWS OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY YOU MUST KNOW

1. Reciprocity — When you give something to someone, they feel a natural urge to give back.

2. Social Proof — People look at what others are doing before deciding what they should do.

3. Scarcity — The moment something becomes rare or limited, its perceived value rises instantly.

4. Anchoring — The first number or idea introduced shapes every judgment that follows it.

5. Loss Aversion — Losing something hurts twice as much as gaining the same thing feels good.

6. Familiarity Effect — The more we see or hear something, the more we trust and like it.

7. Commitment Bias — Once people say yes to something, they feel pressure to stay consistent with it.

8. The Halo Effect — A single positive trait makes people assume everything else about you is good too.

9. Contrast Principle — Things look better or worse depending entirely on what they are compared against.

[Afshine Emrani MD FACC @afshineemrani]

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I'm a cardiologist. I'm 58 years old. I was born in Iran, exiled as a child, and rebuilt my life from nothing in a country that owed me nothing.
It took me decades to understand what I'm about to tell you.
I learned some of these lessons in medical school. Some in the cath lab at 3 AM. Some from Rumi and Rabbi Nachman. Some from patients who taught me more about living in their final hours than I learned in four years of residency.
I wish someone had given me these words at twenty. No one did. So I'm giving them to you now.

[Afshine Emrani MD FACC @afshineemrani]

I'm a cardiologist. I've held dying hearts in my hands. Let me tell you what I've learned.
At the end of the day, you live with yourself.
Not with the applause. Not with the criticism. Not with the version of you that performed for strangers. Not with the opinions you chased or the approval you never needed.
Just with the choices you made — and the person you became in the making of them.
The patients who haunt me aren't the ones who died on my table. They're the ones who survived but never started living. The ones who got the second chance and spent it the same way they spent the first — waiting, scrolling, avoiding, postponing the only decision that ever mattered.
I've watched someone take their last breath while their family stood behind the glass realizing that every grudge, every postponed phone call, every "I'll do it next year" was a lie they told themselves about a future that never came.
Time is the only currency that never comes back. Money returns. Opportunities return. Even love sometimes returns. Time — never.
The life you want is not hidden in some distant future. It's waiting on the other side of the decision you're afraid to make right now. The conversation. The risk. The leap. The version of you that stopped rehearsing and finally stepped onto the stage.
Every day you postpone it, the emptiness deepens. Every day you move toward it — even afraid, even uncertain, even alone — something inside you fills back up.
I've been a physician for over twenty years. I left my birth country as a child with nothing. I rebuilt everything from zero. And if there is one truth I would carve into stone, it's this:
You were not built for comfort. You were built for a life that leaves marks.
Sun on your skin. Weight in your hands. Honest words in your mouth. A purpose that pulls you out of bed before the alarm.
Fix your body. Chase the mission. Let the rest fall away.
Say yes to the hard thing.
Build the life.
Step into the arena.
Be grateful. Get moving.
Your heart — the one I treat and the one I'm talking to right now — deserves nothing less.

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Men are biologically wired to notice women’s thighs, hips, and butt for a fascinating reason.

Dave Asprey explained it on Mari Llewellyn’s podcast: women store DHA (an essential omega-3) in those fatty tissues, the exact nutrient babies need for brain development.

That’s also why first children often have higher IQs, mothers pour their DHA and mineral reserves into the first baby. Subsequent kids get less.

He also shared how targeted supplements before, during, and after pregnancy helped his wife (who was diagnosed infertile with PCOS) have healthy kids at 39 and 42, no IVF, no drugs, and drastically lowered her risk of postpartum depression.

DHA makes up ~60% of the polyunsaturated fats in the brain and is vital for neuron growth, synaptic function, and visual development. Mothers transfer large amounts during pregnancy and breastfeeding, depleting their own stores, which is why strategic supplementation before and during pregnancy can reduce postpartum depression risk and support healthier babies.

It’s pretty amazing how evolution built these preferences with a clear biological purpose.

What’s one surprising nutrition or fertility fact you’ve learned that changed how you think about the body?

[🧬Maxpein🧬 @maximumpain333]

UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES THAT AFFECT YOUR LIFE

1. The Law of Echo
What you repeatedly think, speak, feel, and do slowly becomes your reality. Your inner world eventually echoes into your outer life.

2. The Law of Pattern
What you continue tolerating, repeating, or avoiding quietly shapes your future. Change begins the moment unhealthy patterns are interrupted.

3. The Law of Inner Cause
Your external life shifts when your internal state shifts. Peace, clarity, and integrity inside eventually transform what exists outside.

4. The Law of Ownership
The moment you stop blaming people, timing, or circumstances for everything… you begin reclaiming your power to change your life consciously.

5. The Law of Continuity
Every decision matters. Small habits, thoughts, and actions quietly compound over time into either peace or suffering.

6. The Law of Timing
Some things arrive only when you are emotionally, mentally, or spiritually ready to hold them without destroying them.

7. The Law of Allowing
What you fully allow yourself to feel can finally heal. Suppressed emotions often repeat until they are acknowledged honestly.

8. The Law of Non-Resistance
What you stop fighting internally often loses much of its power over you. Acceptance creates peace faster than resistance.

9. The Law of Attention
Whatever you constantly focus on grows stronger in your mind. Energy flows where awareness goes.

10. The Law of Detachment
The tighter you cling to outcomes, people, or expectations, the more suffering you create. Peace grows through loosened attachment.

11. The Law of Energy
The people, environments, habits, and information around you silently shape your emotional and mental state daily.

12. The Law of Alignment
When your actions, values, and inner truth align, life feels lighter, clearer, and more peaceful.

13. The Law of Impermanence
Everything changes—good and bad. Understanding this deeply softens fear, attachment, and unnecessary suffering.

14. The Law of Reflection
What triggers you in others often reveals wounds, fears, or truths still unresolved within yourself.

15. The Law of Presence
Life is experienced only in the present moment. The mind suffers most when trapped in the past or fearful of the future.

Life responds to your inner state more than most people realize.

Your habits become your reality.
Your focus becomes your direction.
Your attachments become your suffering.
And your awareness becomes your freedom.

✨🙌🏾💫

[Alesya @AlesyaMacWaters]

something I’ve really observed is that the more successful someone becomes, the harder it seems to find people they can have an authentic or normal conversation with, without the other person performing

[Alexandra Moreau @SmoothApproach7]

Confidence turns heads.

Arrogance turns people off.

The difference is simple:

Confidence makes room for others.

Arrogance needs the room to orbit around it.

One feels magnetic.

The other feels exhausting.

[The Driven Man @Thedrivenman]

the art of not being ready and doing it anyway will take you further than you

ever imagined.

[The Driven Man @Thedrivenman]

What's meant for you will always find its way. When you really trust that, the fear of losing things starts to fade. You stop holding on so tight. You stop trying to control what was never yours to keep. Things come. Things go. That's how it's always been. But the right things, the ones meant for you, don't need to be forced. Just love them. Let them breathe. If they're yours, they'll stay. If not, they'll teach you something before they go.

[Rare 💎 @rareclipss]

Mark Cuban reveals the drug industry is so broken that the same medicine costs $2,000 at CVS and $61 through Cost Plus Drugs

“If you walked into CVS or some big pharmacy, they’re going to charge you two grand.”

“We’ll charge you $61.”

“There was another one where a friend of mine was paralyzed and needed this drug called Droxidopa.”

“They were going to charge him $11,000 every three months.”

“Our price was like $51 every three months.”

That price difference is insane.

[Self Upgrade @selfupgrade222]

SECRETLY READ ANYONE:

1. Status - revealed by their shoes.
2. Discipline - revealed by their nails.
3. Background - revealed by how their sit.
4. Intentions - revealed by their eyes.
5. Personality - revealed by how they laugh.
6. Confidence - revealed by how they walk.
7. Loyalty - revealed by where they look.
8. Intelligence - revealed by how they listen.
9. Maturity - revealed by how they argue.
10. Respect - revealed by how they treat people who can't help them.

[Neyazuddin Ansari @riyazz_ai]

Neuroscience just confirmed: your brain rewires itself after 17 seconds of focused thought.

No meditation retreat.
No $500 courses.
No spiritual background needed.

Here are 9 brain-backed manifestation techniques most people will never try:

[Illimitable Man @IllimitableMan_]

Men who can pull 8s, 9s, and 10s often do something funny.

When it's time for a relationship..
they start looking at 6s and 7s.

And women will never understand this.

[Brennan Schlagbaum, CPA @Budgetdog_]

If you die without a plan...

- The government takes 40% in tax
- Probate court costs $100k+
- Your kids get the scraps

If you love your family, here's every document you need to protect them:

(from a CPA & father of two)

1) Emergency Access List

This should include:

-> All bank account numbers
-> Investment account logins
-> Life insurance policies
-> 401k/IRA beneficiaries
-> Safe deposit box location
-> Password manager master code

Keep a digital & physical version for safety...

And make sure your spouse has access.

2) Legal Documents

-> Will (name guardians for kids)
-> Durable Power of Attorney
-> Healthcare Power of Attorney
-> Living Will/Healthcare Directive

Setting all of this up costs about $500...

($1,500 with an attorney)

But without them, the state decides everything.

3) Money Protection

Your family will need time to mourn.

Make sure they can do it without going broke:

-> Term life insurance (10x income)
-> Emergency fund (6-12 mo in a HYSA)
-> Retirement accounts with spouse access

4) The "First 48 Hours" Sheet

Write down clear instructions for your family:

Call this attorney: [Name/Number]
Call this CPA: [Name/Number]
File life insurance claim here: [Details]
Don't touch investments for 6 months
All bills are on autopay from [Account]

Grief destroys decision making.

This protects them.

5) Business Owner Addition

If you have a business, set up:

-> Buy sell agreements
-> Key person insurance
-> Business succession plan
-> Separate LLC owned by trust

If your company can't survive without you...

It's a 9-5 with extra steps.

6) Trust Setup

A proper trust can save your family $400k+ in probate costs.

But 90% of them are set up wrong:

-> Assets never get transferred in
-> Beneficiaries aren't updated
-> Pour-over will is missing

Here's how to fix that:

"Bulletproof" Trust System:

1) Revocable Living Trust
-> Avoids probate completely
-> Keeps finances private
-> Protects kids' inheritance

2) Pour-Over Will
-> Catches forgotten assets

3) Guardian Designation
-> Who raises your kids
-> How they get paid

Setting this up takes a weekend...

But ignoring it could cost your family everything.

So start before you're ready...

Because no one plans on dying.

Hope this helps!

Share with your spouse if you want to set this up...

And follow me for more 🤝🏻

[Fitness Dad @FitnessDadx]

Chinese longevity hacks. 5 minutes practice stronger than your coffee

[Ron Jacob @RonRafjake]

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