Thoughts are not the real event. In other words, our thoughts might seem to us to accurately represent reality (that's why we believe them); however, every thought is always an abstraction (a mental snapshot), and, therefore, necessarily distorts reality to some degree.

By cultivating a sense of transcendental self, you can dissolve the illusions that keep you trapped in your ego. You experience an expansive consciousness that seems to be infinite. One of the most common characteristics of transcendental consciousness is that it is always present and unchanging.

“wabi-sabi”—which, loosely translated, means something like “the perfection of imperfection.”

When you are working on something you know will get you where you most want to go, you best be prepared to hustle. You need to put the work in if you want to see those daily successes.

Balance risk with play. Playing is an antidote to the severe consequences of taking risk. Taking risk shouldn’t be about keeping score, or time; rather, it should be about finding ways to more effectively improve your game, and expand your sense of time.

It’s almost never one single event that leads to success, but rather, a series of small steps-what could be called everyday hustles-that lead to that success. This is why successful people are almost never able to point to one single moment that turned the tide. Instead, the day-to-day grind, working incrementally, moment-by-moment, passionately

Success happens on the journey, in the day-to-day grind, in the little things, which we often take for granted. Take note of how you interact with the small things in your life—because, taken together, they shape who you will become.

'E' for Exhale. Breathing isn’t just something you do to stay alive; equally important, you need to breathe in order to act.

When your thoughts wander away from the present moment, you can easily get caught up in a mental vortex, spin out of control, and lose touch with the reality of what is actually happening. The present moment is the only time you can ever take action. That’s why mental clarity in the present