Motivation to fuel the soul (and the haters)
Haters need to see you win in order to hate. Here’s some motivation so that you stay winning
Motivation to fuel the soul (and the haters)
“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So what. That's one of my favorite things to say. So what.”
― Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
Here’s something I’m very thankful I was told while I was still in my 20s: that the point of all this “hard work” is to recognize the person it makes you, not what it “gets” you
Recognize the person it makes you
An OG told me once: They don’t respect you at the bottom, they ignore you in the middle, and they hate you at the top. You’ll never have everyone’s approval. So it’s best to just focus on what you’re doing.
The solution for everything is always to just have a good day. Tough few weeks and suddenly you're wallowing over how little time you have left to make it. Notch up your screen time in an attempt to lock in harder but all you're doing is injecting more scarcity in your brain
Catch up with a friend, grab dinner, do something you see as pure leisure... See more
One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe you’l... See more
When you choose to skip the gym or procrastinate on a project, you're not just being lazy.
You're prioritizing the desires of your current self over the needs of your future self. You're essentially saying, "I don't care about that other person's problems."
But here's the
the more you can bridge that mental gap, the more you can empathize with your future self, the easier self-control becomes