I’ve had a life full of doubts… mostly for no good reason.
You can fail at plenty as long as you get a few important things right.
I want to measure twice, and cut once; therefore, the vast majority of my important work is deciding what to work on.
Life would be boring if we all followed exactly the same rules.
If you want to have more, do more, and be more, it all begins with the voice that no one else hears.
Just because they say it can’t be done doesn’t make it so.
I’m building a snowball the size of continents. The catch: it sometimes moves at a glacial pace. Big things take time, but that’s OK – almost nothing can stop a glacier from moving once it reaches critical mass.
My definition of luxury has changed over time. Now, it’s not about owning a lot of stuff. Luxury, to me, is feeling unrushed.
Most information is time-consuming, negative, irrelevant to your goals, and outside of your influence.
There is just less competition for bigger goals.
If you let pride stop you, you will hate life.
Too much, too many, and too often of what you want becomes what you don’t want.
If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers.
The objective is to control your time – a non-renewable resource – and apply it where you have the highest leverage or enjoyment.
The best results I have had in my life; the most enjoyable times, have all come from asking the simple question: What is the worst that could happen?
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
Success can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations we are willing to have, and by the number of uncomfortable actions we are willing to take.
The question you should be asking isn’t, “What do I want?” or “What are my goals?” but “What would excite me?”
It’s lonely at the top. Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for ‘realistic’ goals, paradoxically making them the most time and energy-consuming.
The 80-hour-per-week, 500 000$-per-year investment banker is less “powerful” than the employed New Rich who works 1/4 the hours for 40 000$, but has complete freedom of when, where, and how to live.
Give vulnerability a shot. Give discomfort its due. Because I think he or she who is willing to be the most uncomfortable is not only the bravest, but rises the fastest.
Different is better when it is more effective or more fun.
The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. (This is one of my favorite Tim Ferriss quote. Leave a reply here and let me know what’s yours!)
