A major cheat code in life: Being a pleasure to deal with. Kind when others aren’t. Calm when things go sideways. Reliable under pressure. Intelligence alone is overrated. Be someone who lightens the load for folks around them. People value people who make their lives easier.
A lesson I wish I learned earlier: Real happiness is found in the anticipation. It’s the quest. It’s the hunt. It’s the process. It's the journey. It's the moment right before you achieve it. Happiness is not in the having, but in the becoming.
smelling good, remembering people’s names, and wishing people happy birthday on their actual birthday remain undefeated as three of the simplest charisma hacks in life. especially smelling good
@ambermruffin Recently joked with a HomeSense cashier that I remembered to bring my own shopping bag, and it felt like I deserved a sticker. When he pulled one out for me I gushed like a TODDLER.
If you have a few moments to listen to this interview as a parent with your child.
Possible one of the best post race interviews I have ever watched #PlayOn
The surest way to create your dream reality is to show up asking: “What can I give to this space, this person, this moment?”
Think of your desires like seeds in the ground. You water them when you give freely, with no expectations. Then you wake up one day… and boom. Flowers.
“My theory of the world is basically that everything would be better if people could tactfully but frankly say how they felt and what they needed. And a lot of harm is caused by people trying to manage the reactions of the people around them.”