Good Advice

“One easy way to show you care about others is to ask them questions about their life.

• What are they excited about?


• What are they working on?


• What are they hoping for?

Simply asking the question and listening thoughtfully is an act of generosity. You're giving them the gift of attention.”

The people who want to be better welcome honest feedback.

The people who want to stay comfortable fight it.

Let this be a filter.

Those who need reasons to feel good never run out of needs.

“The person who learns the most in any classroom is the teacher.

If you really want to learn a topic, then “teach” it. Write a book. Teach a class. Build a product. Start a company.

The act of making something will force you to learn more deeply than reading ever will.”

“We often think that we want an open road and the ability to choose any direction for ourselves. But sometimes, what we need is a tunnel that can reduce our choices and send us in a focused direction.”

“Many frustrations are the result of unspoken expectations. Before you get too annoyed, make sure you are clearly expressing your thoughts.”

“Three qualities that have nothing to do with talent or intelligence, but can make a dramatic impact on your results:

• Cheerful. You are pleasant to work with and generally raise the level of energy in the room.


• Accountable. You feel personally responsible for what you want to accomplish. It is not someone else’s job. It’s your job.


• Adaptable. You can

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Don’t let your worst moments become your story.

You blow the presentation and spend the drive home scripting perfect comebacks to an audience that’s already gone. Your relationship ends, and you spend months replaying conversations that can’t be changed. All the time spent perfecting the past is stolen from the future that’s still waiting.

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