The sooner we become less impressed with our life, our accomplishments, our career, our relationships, the prospects in front of us—the sooner we become less impressed and more involved with these things—the sooner we get better at them. We must be more than just happy to be here.
Stepping in shit is inevitable, so let’s either see it as good luck, or figure out how to do it less often.
We cannot fully appreciate the light without the shadows. We have to be thrown off balance to find our footing. It’s better to jump than fall. And here I am.
I never wrote things down to remember; I always wrote things down so I could forget.
Catching greenlights is about skill: intent, context, consideration, endurance, anticipation, resilience, speed, and discipline. We can catch more greenlights by simply identifying where the red lights are in our life, and then change course to hit fewer of them.
“It is not about win or lose, it is about do you accept the challenge,”
It’s a matter of how we see the challenge in front of us and how we engage with it. Persist, pivot, or concede. It’s up to us, our choice every time.
We have to prepare to have freedom. We have to do the work to then do the job. We have to prepare for the job so we can be free to do the work. Knowing my man does not mean I know Spanish.
You ever get in a rut? Stuck on the merry-go-round of a bad habit? We are going to make mistakes — own them, make amends, and move on. Guilt and regret kill many a man before their time. Get off the ride. You are the author of the book of your life. Turn the page.
I’ve never felt like a victim. I have a lot of proof that the world is conspiring to make me happy.
The spider waits in his web for dinner to come. Yes, we must chase what we want, seek it out, cast our lines in the water, but sometimes we don’t need to make things happen. Our souls are infinitely magnetic.
We are not here to tolerate our differences, we are here to accept them. We are not here to celebrate our sameness, we are here to salute our distinctions. We are not born into equal circumstances, or with equal abilities, but we should have equal opportunity. As individuals, we unite in our values. Celebrate that.
Nobody forgives themselves quicker than she does and therefore she carries zero stress. I once asked her if she ever went to bed with any regrets. She quickly told me, “Every night, son. I just forget em by the time I wake up.” She always told us, “Don’t walk into a place like you wanna buy it, walk in like you own it.”
Knowing who we are is hard. Eliminate who we’re not first, and we’ll find ourselves where we need to be.
Reach beyond your grasp, have immortal finish lines, and turn your red light green, because a roof is a man-made thing.
Sometimes we don’t need advice. Sometimes we just need to hear we’re not the only one.
All I want is what I can see, all I can see is in front of me.
Knowin the truth, seein the truth, and tellin the truth, are all different experiences.
I believe the truth is only offensive when we’re lying.
When we know what we want to do, knowing when to do it is the hard part. Get em early so you don’t have to get em as often. Prevent before the cure, habilitate before the re.