Truth

The thoughts you think about all day long shape your reality.

Chase your desired lifestyle, not your desired title. People are blinded by status and labels. Once you release the need for a specific title, there is almost always an easier path to living your preferred lifestyle.

I’d tell men and women in their midtwenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you’ve ever felt

To change your life, change your mind.

Take great care to avoid mistakes when the decision is hard to reverse.

But! If you make a mistake that is hard to reverse, there is no sense beating yourself up about it. Your responsibility is to make the best next choice given your current position. You must always make the most of the situation you are in.

Next play mentality.

“Worrying about the future is like watching a leaf fall and trying to predict where it will land. Stop trying to guess where the wind will blow and get to work.”

When your priorities are clear, every 'no' becomes a step toward what matters.

In any endeavor, we should seek to identify the point of highest leverage. The one thing that makes everything else flow.

Once you identify it, focus on it—and methodically eliminate everything else.

Some deep wisdom from Henry Miller on character:

"One thing seems more and more evident to me now — people’s basic character does not change over the years ... Far from improving them, success usually accentuates their faults or short-comings. The brilliant guys at school often turn out to be not so brilliant once they are out in the world. If you... See more