the easiest lies to see through are someone else’s.

Always ask your soundtracks three questions: Is it true? Is it helpful? Is it kind?

Dr. Kabat-Zinn’s definition of mindfulness is much more clinical and helpful to our discussion: “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.”

One of the greatest mistakes you can make in life is assuming all your thoughts are true. We tend to believe that if it’s in our head, it must be accurate. If I think it, it must be real.

“I have to be very cautious about taking a thing that I’m experiencing in the moment and then making it the permanent thing. Our brains do that. But it’s not the new normal, you’re just having a crappy day.”

soundtracks. Take your calendar back out and look at your to-do list. Where do you want to win? Where in your life do you want to succeed? Where could you be making faster, easier, better decisions? What do you want to improve? What do you want to dominate? What do you want to crush?

If I’ve got a big goal, like writing a book, running a half marathon, or not eating queso every night as if it’s some sort of melty vegetable, I try to overwhelm the goal with action to make sure I accomplish it.

People are trying to give me money.

positivity is so important that they list it as one of their secrets to good work in their employee handbook. They call it delusional positivity. They believe that “there is no way we could do what we do here without a relentlessly positive attitude. It shapes our future. It creates our momentum. It keeps us moving forward when we’re pushing the