Jim Wall

Thoughts on earning, learning, and appreciating both the ups & downs of life. We get only one, make it fun 🌎

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

We have to remember what we’re doing all the work for:

- Time with family
- Freedom to travel
- Enjoying hobbies

Life isn’t a meal, you can enjoy dessert before you finish your veggies.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

@niuralHQ Deciding which family members to invite to weddings

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@rithvikgabr1 @tryramp @niuralHQ 100%

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

Presence before service.

Relationship before mission.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

Don’t let a messenger you don’t like keep you from getting a message you need.

Learn 2x as fast if you learn from both the best and the worst around you.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

Is it that lovers of history become empathetic to others, or is it that empathetic people become lovers of history?

I don’t often find one without the other in a person - perhaps because both involve putting yourself in another’s shoes.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

Feeling bad doesn’t mean you’re doing bad, it’s natural to feel stuck sometimes.

Recognize those feelings and choose actions that aren’t controlled by them.

You don’t have to act the way you feel, you can act as if you feel amazing—and that’s how you break free from the rut.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

You cannot envy the benefits of someone’s life without also envying the costs.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

@LuizCent Those guys are the most dangerous 😉

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

The promise of communism: you will no longer be exploited by the Rich Man.

The promise of capitalism: work hard and you can become the Rich Man.

Neither promise is guaranteed, but one works best with the true nature of man and his ego.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

Aspiration is the combination of inspiration and reality.

Only inspirational makes it just a dream.

Only realistic means it’s just work.

Bringing these two together is how an idea becomes a movement and changes the world.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

Being indecisive lulls us into a sleep, and time will fly until we finally wake up again.

Choice brings responsibility, responsibility is often accompanied by fear.

That’s okay. You can’t run a marathon without getting tired, and you can’t do important work when you’re asleep.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

Youth have time and energy but don’t fully grasp their value. The elderly, with less vitality, deeply understand time's worth & find peace in stillness.

Who holds the true advantage—those with energy & time ahead, or those with wisdom & appreciation for life’s fleeting moments?

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

@JTorreCoaching The blazing humidity of south Florida in the summer, a truly worthy foe😅

75 Hard is badass, but so is 84 My Version Hard. That turkey is gonna taste So good!

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@JTorreCoaching I think you nailed the reasons Jeanne. So often social media is used as an outlet to feel justified or just vent.

But also true, I’ve found that Reddit is the best for dorky, hilarious comments.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

My wife’s winning social media strategy: don’t read comments…on any post.

This is great because:
- Too many troll bots
- 0 accountability, so 0 quality
- Algorithm prioritizes mob-think

It’s concerning to see, even on my curated feed, the intentional distortion of reality.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

You don’t get what you thought you wanted because you’re about to get what was really meant for you.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

It’s usually better to do the thing you’ve been putting off suboptimally than to wait.

Do some initial prep, and then go after it.

Delaying will only inflate the problem and delude you into thinking more prep is needed.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

The moment your words leave your mouth, they no longer belong to you.

So be thoughtful of what you share and with whom.

[Jim Wall @thejimwall]

Being a giver has amazing benefits, but in the past, it caused me problems.

I felt like I needed to figure everything out on my own, and I didn’t ask for help from my friends and family.

Then I reframed it to “asking means giving someone a chance to help”, and that’s a win-win.