Rick Vala, CFP®️

The more I see, the more I wonder what I am not seeing

[Rick Vala, CFP®️ @rvala22]

Now on iTunes!
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[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

Limit the number of items on your to-do list and use impossibly short deadlines to force immediate action while ignoring minutiae.

[Kaz Nejatian @nejatian]

Take responsibility for yourself and your family. Be somebody. Own something. Lay down roots. Help your neighbors. Build.

Live is an active verb. Don't let life happen to you.

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

“The hardest thing to teach a student—and the hardest thing to believe consistently—is that there is nothing ‘out there’ to go and get. There is no part, no career, no opportunity for which you should be searching and scrounging and coveting. All of the preparation is within, and you keep yourself mentally and physically fit; you remain generous with yourself and others; you stay deeply in study about your craft. Whatever is yours will then arrive.”​
— Marian Seldes

[James Clear @JamesClear]

It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it.

If you don’t want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process, is to guarantee disappointment.

[Rick Vala, CFP®️ @rvala22]

@katieeperry @flyarcher Plans to scale autonomy in the aircrafts? And how they view their competitive advantage of Joby Aviation?

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

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[David Senra @FoundersPodcast]

This is one of the books I gift the most. I’ve purchased hundreds of copies. You should definitely check out the updated version:

[Naval @naval]

The purest reason to make something is not to make money and not even to make the thing.

It’s to have the experience of making the thing - and no one can take that from you.

[liminal @Liminal1988]

Live Your Life.

[Dave @GamewithDave]

“No WiFi. No smartphones. Just snacks, friends, and 4 controllers. Summer ’99 hit different.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

The best recipe for a good life I’ve found: Early mornings. Real food. Long walks. Hard things. Deep focus. Laughter with loved ones. Kindness to strangers. Moments of stillness. Gratitude. And the unapologetic pursuit of your craziest dreams.

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

Giannis addresses his postgame confrontation with Tyrese Haliburton's dad https://t.co/yhIcDT34dT

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

Most people are good at a handful of things and utterly miserable at most. I am great at product creation and marketing but terrible at most of the things that follow.

My body is designed to lift heavy objects and throw them, and that’s it. I ignored this for a long time. I tried swimming and looked like a drowning monkey. I tried basketball and looked like a caveman. Then I became a fighter and took off.

It is far more lucrative and fun to leverage your strengths instead of attempting to fix all the chinks in your armor.

The choice is between multiplication of results using strengths or incremental improvement fixing weaknesses that will, at best, become mediocre.

Focus on better use of your best weapons instead of constant repair.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Everyone needs to hear this...

[Rick Vala, CFP®️ @rvala22]

@mgweissman @Jeopardy They make bullet proof vests out of Teflon

[Rick Vala, CFP®️ @rvala22]

@Jeopardy why was the final jeopardy answer on November 7th’s 2024 episode “Kevlar” and not “Teflon”?

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Palantir @PalantirTech]

In Formula 1, the right data at the right time can make all the difference - which is why @ScuderiaFerrari and Palantir are Partners in Ultimate Performance.

Today, we put that to the test. What can @Charles_Leclerc and @jackcbdobson achieve in 8 mins of sim racing?

[Dancing Astronaut @dancingastro]

.@MartinGarrix visited the Prinses Máxima Centrum — a childhood cancer center in the Netherlands — on Monday to host a DJ class 🖤

This is why I love @MartinGarrix

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