Tom Schmidt

The more you watch the score, the worse you play.

Checking the scoreboard feels like doing something, but it pulls attention away from the only thing that can change it: What now?

Cicero — the Roman statesman, lawyer, and philosopher — on the power of nature and knowledge:

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."

“It's a lot easier than you think to 'beat the odds' because the odds are based on average people. Show up and elevate.”

I'm a big fan of the "GPS Theory" when you miss a turn, your GPS doesn't judge you, it recalculates. No matter how many detours you take, it finds another way forward. Life works like that too. You'll make mistakes, but your destination doesn't vanish. The route just changes.

Cherophobia is the fear of joy: being afraid when things are going well

• Your decisions will become wiser when you consider these three words: “...and then what?” for each choice.

"It’s a healthy practice to approach our work with as few accepted rules, starting points, and limitations as possible. Often the standards in our chosen medium are so ubiquitous, we take them for granted. They are invisible and unquestioned. This makes it nearly impossible to think outside the standard paradigm. "

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“Momentum is everything...Either you’re improving or regressing.”