Things that made me stop and think
Courage is the ingredient any time someone acts in the face of uncertainty. And when you act with courage consistently, time stretches.
Maybe the lesson is even simpler...
Comfort speeds up time.
Courage makes time slow down.
Maybe the lesson is even simpler...
Comfort speeds up time.
Courage makes time slow down.
How to Slow Down Time
One thing I didn’t realize until later in life is how the incentives of an industry shape your mood, your outlook, and even your character. In early stage investing, the incentives reward optimists, so it literally pays to keep an optimistic outlook. In journalism, the opposite is true. In law, the incentives often reward finding the flaw or the... See more
Katherine Boylex.comYou don’t want your response rate be at 100% , because then you’re not pushing far enough — you could probably ask for more assistance and still get it. “My goal is roughly an 80% hit rate for outreach,” says Fralic. “For others in different roles it might be lower (if you’re a sales development rep for instance) or maybe 50%. There’s no magic... See more
jacqui@thriveglobal.com • How to Become Insanely Well-Connected - Thrive Global
Networking, like, real , valuable networking, happens in one of two ways.
1) You accomplish cool, interesting, and/or extraordinary things, and you develop genuine friendships or relationships with other folks who have accomplished cool, interesting, and/or extraordinary things.
2) You build a genuine friendship or relationship with someone, and you... See more
1) You accomplish cool, interesting, and/or extraordinary things, and you develop genuine friendships or relationships with other folks who have accomplished cool, interesting, and/or extraordinary things.
2) You build a genuine friendship or relationship with someone, and you... See more
That Whole "Your Network Is Your Net Worth" Cliche
“At a certain point, we’re gonna have to build up some machinery, inside our guts, to help us deal with this. Because the technology is just gonna get better and better and better and better. And it’s gonna get easier and easier and more and more convenient, and more and more pleasurable, to be alone with images on a screen, given to us by by... See more
The fact that cleaning your room declutters your mind and clarifies your ideas goes to show how intertwined your thoughts and actions are: how you move influences how you think, and what you will influences what you do. Intentions create reality, and reality shapes intentions