Joe Stampone

The message was clear: preparation is a form of respect for others’ time and for the work itself.

“If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.”

You are in control. Of everything. It's all on you. Nobody is coming to save you. But you are entirely capable of figuring it out. Of squeezing everything you want out of this life. You are at the wheel. Never let go.

We do hard things because nothing feels better than a hard-earned win. Nothing. The pain. The struggle. The resilience. And then, the reward. The thrill of knowing that you paid the cost of entry for the thing you wanted to achieve. Hard things are good for the soul.

We're wired for novelty, but life rewards repetition.

Good ideas are rare. When you find something that works, you've found gold. But instead of mining it, we go looking for more gold.

We'd rather have ten ideas that might work than one that does.

The first line is the most important.

Too many otherwise smart people bury the most valuable part of the message at the end. Delete everything but what's necessary.

Good writing is clear, conversational, and as short as possible.

"Intelligence isn't just about what you know. It is also the ability to avoid being your own bottleneck.

·         If you lack the skills, be willing to look foolish while you learn them.

·         If you lack the connections, be courageous enough to reach out and build them.

·         If you feel uncertain, be bold enough to figure it out along the

“It is not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”

“There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way.”