Results come from actions, which are driven by behaviours, which are driven by mindset. I have subscribed to this wholeheartedly now for years; get the mindset right and the rest takes care of itself I’ve always believed. But what if you’ve tried many things and the mindset isn’t coming right? What if self-confidence isn’t there, what if you don’t believe you can do it, what if you are so fearful you just won’t act?
‘Shit or get off the pot’
Small dreams and big dreams
Small dreams look at what’s available and choose the best option. Big dreams look at what’s needed, then figure out how.
While it’s easy to order from the menu, is easy best?
In arguments, we often want to be right. But being right is not the same as being wise.
One of the greatest lies we tell ourselves is that we’re falling behind. That someone else is ahead.
As a young man I associated strength with force; louder voices, sharper opinions, firm lines in the sand.
There’s a strange kind of pride we’ve developed in being exhausted. But even lions, the king of the jungle, rest.
I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't have ambition.
We sometimes believe strength means self-sufficiency — that being independent means being isolated.
We often try to outrun the storm, emotionally, physically, spiritually.
We’re entering an age where machines do our thinking before we’ve even had a chance to try.
Why does private industry always outperform government?
I was watching Interstellar on a plane the other day. It’s an awesome movie and if you’re a parent it’s a powerful representation of the love we have for our children, a love that transcends time and space. This line in the movie sums up not only why robots won’t replace humans (you don’t need to worry about that any more), but why business owners have an unfair advantage:
Obsessed
Is there any other way to be super successful? To be super rich? To change the world? Elon Musk’s wife doesn’t think so.