Brain Food: Greats Don't Wait
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Brain Food: Greats Don't Wait
Estee Lauder on learning to trust yourself:
“I began to value myself so much more, trust my instincts, trust my uniqueness. Trusting oneself does not always come naturally. If learned when young, the practice sticks. Today, there is no one who can intimidate me because of title or skill or fame. I do what's right for me.”
“I began to value myself so much more, trust my instincts, trust my uniqueness. Trusting oneself does not always come naturally. If learned when young, the practice sticks. Today, there is no one who can intimidate me because of title or skill or fame. I do what's right for me.”
Brain Food: Greats Don't Wait
the contrary of it — learning to lean into intuition
Rick Rubin talks about hidden rules that hold us back:
"It’s a healthy practice to approach our work with as few accepted rules, starting points, and limitations as possible. Often the standards in our chosen medium are so ubiquitous, we take them for granted. They are invisible and unquestioned. This makes it nearly impossible to think outside the... See more
"It’s a healthy practice to approach our work with as few accepted rules, starting points, and limitations as possible. Often the standards in our chosen medium are so ubiquitous, we take them for granted. They are invisible and unquestioned. This makes it nearly impossible to think outside the... See more
Brain Food: Greats Don't Wait
Your calendar is the most honest autobiography you'll ever write.
It doesn't matter what you say your priorities are; your calendar reveals the truth. Each block is a decision about what matters, stripped of pretense and rationalization.
Your calendar isn't just recording your time—it's exposing your lies.
It doesn't matter what you say your priorities are; your calendar reveals the truth. Each block is a decision about what matters, stripped of pretense and rationalization.
Your calendar isn't just recording your time—it's exposing your lies.
Brain Food: Greats Don't Wait
Reminds me of this quote from How will you measure your life by Clayton Christensen: “you’re not implementing the strategy you intend if you don’t spend your time, your money, and your talent in a way that’s consistent with your intentions.”
Start small and learn fast. Your first move doesn't need to be perfect; it just needs to teach you something. Focus more on the next small step that moves you closer to the goal.
Motion creates momentum, and momentum reveals opportunities that standing still never could.
Motion creates momentum, and momentum reveals opportunities that standing still never could.