Johann Van Tonder
@jvt
20 years in ecommerce, now CEO of a CRO agency. Probably doing analysis in R or building stuff with AI. Or walking on the beach. Yeah, probably that.
Johann Van Tonder
Everything is hard, everything is risky and nothing is guaranteed. So going after something big enough to matter makes sense
Five Insights From Investing in Prolific Machines - Mayfield
Best-selling author Jack Canfield once said, “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” And he’s right. But I’m going to take it one step further. Pain, discomfort, shock, boredom, impostor syndrome, awkwardness, fear, being wrong, failing, ignorance, looking stupid: Your avoidance of these feelings is stopping you from a life greater than
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Quotes and Motivation
Everything you want, is on the other side of doing things you don't want to do.
Hard conversations
Work that is "boring"
Taking chances on things that might fail
Do the things you don't want to do.
Yes, you could fail, but we all know what happens when you don’t try—nothing.
Jeff Goins • The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
if I’d only made the goal trying instead of succeeding,
Jay Acunzo • Break the Wheel: Question Best Practices, Hone Your Intuition, and Do Your Best Work
Most people never pick up the phone, most people never ask. And that’s what separates, sometimes, the people that do things from the people that just dream about them. You gotta act. And you gotta be willing to fail. —Steve Jobs
Noah Kagan • Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours
This is why embracing a what-could-possibly-go-right mindset is so necessary for creating positive change. Thinking in terms of best possible outcomes doesn’t mean you ignore potential negative outcomes. It means you avoid those outcomes by envisioning the future you want and steering toward it.