Albert Einstein's opening essay in Clifton Fadiman's two volumes: "Living Philosophies":

"Strange is our situation here on planet Earth - each of us arriving for a short visit - not knowing why - yet somehow seeming to divine a purpose."

The Winning Edge Theory

"The winning edge theory says that the difference between top performers and average or mediocre performers is not a great one. It is always just a small difference: Top performers just do certain things a certain way a little bit better each day."

"The main thing that separates the average from the great is the great ones DEVELOP the daily habit of doing those things that must be done, that average people simply refuse to do." - Tom Hopkins

Integrity cannot be situational

Be aware and concerned when someone's confidence exceeds their competence.

The only real limitation is not in the BODY, it's in the MIND.

A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.

Roger Bannister broke the world record by running UNDER a four-minute mile, the first time in 2000 years. He was a scientist, not even a professional runner. He knew it was in the mind, not the body.

After that, it only took 46 days for someone else to break his record. Do you know who that was? Exactly. Since then, there have been over 1,700 athletes to run under 4 minutes.

Function forward, control what you can

10 Things

  1. Life waits for nobody. Get up each day and keep pushing through no matter what.
  2. Take good care of yourself. If something happens to you, the world will keep moving forward and you will fall behind.
  3. If you don't work to build your dream life, someone will hire you to build theirs.
  4. Work in silence and celebrate in private. People love to ruin things.
  5. Don't regret your past. Just learn from it and move on.
  6. None care. Work harder to become better each day.
  7. Ignore advice from anyone that does not live the life you want to live.
  8. Rule over your emotions. A calm mind can overcome any situation.
  9. If you find someone better than you, don't hate. Ask them for advice.
  10. You're truly at peace with yourself when you mind your own business.

People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits, and their habits decide their future.

The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.

Let's get one thing real clear

I'm not avoiding conflict because I'm scared of you, I'm avoiding it because I'm scared of myself. My temper can go from zero to death row real quick.

It's all about who stands in the rain when they could be dry if they wanted to.

The definition of anger is the self-punishment you give yourself for someone else's behavior.

It's the tragedies that define our lives; they are the fence poles on which the rest of our lives hang.

I ignore a lot of things because I hate drama. But let me make one thing clear: I fear nobody.

Out of the 100 people that go to war:

  • 80 of them are just targets.
  • 10 of them shouldn't be there.
  • 9 do most of the fighting.
  • One is a warrior.

If your absence doesn't bother them, that means your presence never meant anything.

Good times create weak people. Weak people create bad times. Bad times create strong people. Strong people create good times.

Don't fight back. Fight forward.

There are no problems in life, they're just situations. No matter what life throws at you, you will make it into your wonderful possibility. You will either make it into your possibility or your problem. You yourself can either become a possibility or become a problem. This is a choice every human being has, but to exercise this choice, you have to be a certain way within yourself.

I am humble enough to know that I could lose it all. I'm confident enough to know that I could get it all back.

Motivation gets you started. Habits keep you going.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses. Dedication sees dreams come true. - Kobe Bryant

The greatest version of you is not the "I can do anything" version. The greatest version of you is the disciplined version. The greatest version of you has parameters. "No, I don't do that, I don't go there with those people. I don't drink that. I stay right here and stay focused."

Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday.

Adversity doesn't build character, adversity demonstrates character.

F - E - A - R

Has two meanings:

  • Forget Everything And Run
  • Face Everything And Rise

You are the only one that can get up when you are down. No one else.

Money exposes the person you were before.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt

There are people that things happen to and people that make things happen. You need to land on which you want to be. When you do that and decide what you want to feel, that is a true source of power. When you get there, people will see what you want them to see on your face. Most people never figure this out, and once they do, they get to run the world.

As you get older, you tend to pay more attention to people's mindset rather than their looks.

Highly entitled people typically live in elevated states of denial. They lack both an "earn and deserve" mindset and personal accountability for their lives.

Early to bed, early to rise. Work like hell and advertise. - Michael Joe Cannon

Dignity in defeat is what losers hang onto to forget that is what they are.

Be fearful when others are greedy, be greedy when others are fearful. - Warren Buffett

If you fight for your limitations, you get to keep them.

When someone tells you can't do something, do it twice and take pictures.

Those that are patient and wait for things to come to them get leftovers from people like me that went out and took what they wanted.

Achieving extraordinary things always involves taking risks, and fear of failure is why most will spend their lives wallowing in mediocrity.

Pain will leave once it's done teaching you.

Defense! Strongest offense.

"Respect is earned. Honesty is appreciated. Trust is gained. Loyalty is returned." - Auli Ice

Power perceived is power given.

B & B

Part-time Beauty. Full-time Bears.

Wake up and outrun them all.

Strong. Stronger. Strongest.

Not born with it.

Train insane or remain the same.

Character is tested when you're up against it.

Check yourself.

An army of sheep led by a lion will defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.

Reminder: when there's more pain in losing than pleasure in winning, your mind goes to where the emotion is most intense: to "not losing." Then you play not to lose. It's okay to hate losing, you've just got to love winning more.

Mental toughness is how you deal with adversity. What is the attitude of your heart? Are you gonna be grumpy, or are you gonna embrace failure and challenges?

Success is like being pregnant. Everyone says congratulations, but nobody knows how many times you got fucked.

Negativity is dramatically louder than positivity. If you analyze the world, social media, household, mainstream media, negativity is loud. Positivity tends to be quiet because it has internal strength to deal with the negativity, and it doesn't bother itself about negativity. Because of that, we have a world louder about bad and quieter about good. - Gary V

Loyal people in your life deserve more grace and faster forgiveness. They're too rare to lose over offenses that pale in contrast to their contributions.