If you dream of never having to work ever again, kill that desire right now. This is not the real you. You're in a scarcity driven phase of your life that's falsely making you want to check out. Temporary financial struggle, lack of purpose, goals that don't actually speak to you
If you dream of never having to work ever again, kill that desire right now. This is not the real you. You're in a scarcity driven phase of your life that's falsely making you want to check out. Temporary financial struggle, lack of purpose, goals that don't actually speak to you
When someone at a party asks you what you do, what do you say? And how do you feel when you say it? What do people thank you for most often? What do they come to you for, or say about you, most frequently (positive or negative)? When do you feel powerful, passionate, free, incredibly useful, excited, inspired? What do you think your form of genius
... See moreDanielle LaPorte • The Fire Starter Sessions
The rest of us need you to act, because if you don’t, you’re robbing yourself, your peers, your family, your organization, and the world of a contribution that only you can make. The cost of inaction is vast. Don’t go to your grave with your best work inside you. Choose to die empty.
Todd Henry • Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day
People quit on their dreams all the time. It’s easy to give up. Very few people on this planet make their honest-to-goodness dreams come true. Most settle for second or third tier at best. More often than not, they settle for nothing at all. They move through this life without direction or ambition, falling into the path of least resistance. They t
... See moreElysha Dicks • Someday Is Today
In the absence of strong convictions about what you want from life, you will always default to wanting more money. It’s the lowest common denominator of desire in a society with any semblance of upward mobility. The key to escaping this cycle is first establishing your priorities (family dynamics, geography, lifestyle, whatever) , and then figuring... See more
Jack Raines • Why Don't We Do What We Want?
Don’t be that brilliant young professional who contributes greatly to an organization yet buys themselves into a lifestyle where they are incapable of pursuing any dreams beyond those of the next rung on the corporate ladder. Don’t become dependent on a standardized career track with predictable earning increases. Don’t wake up in five years and re
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