Those who live a life they respect are happy. Those who live a life they don’t respect are unhappy.

Life is too long to be lived for the short term. Life is too unique to be lived as others would.

ACTION: What are actions that seem wasteful today but are invaluable for your long-term success? Here are some common ideas of “wasteful” activities that are actually great investments: taking breaks, learning, looking for new ideas, trying something that might fail, building personal bonds, and having fun. Should any of these go into your schedule

Make a list of the top 25 actions you should take during the next three months, ordered from the most impactful to the least. Then, select the top 5 items: these become your to-do list. Finally, select the bottom 20 items: these become your not-to-do list. You are not allowed to work on your not-to-do list until the to-do list is completed. Without

Most frustration and unhappiness in your life will come from disrespecting the rules of whatever “game” you are a participant in – be it love, business, health, or social life.

Make a list of the top 25 actions you should take during the next three months, ordered from the most impactful to the least. Then, select the top 5 items: these become your to-do list. Finally, select the bottom 20 items: these become your not-to-do list. You are not allowed to work on your not-to-do list until the to-do list is completed. Without

People don’t want to be happy and successful. Instead, they want to be happy and successful in a particular way, thus ending up unhappy and unsuccessful.

PROBLEMS ARE NOT SOLVED BY ADDRESSING THEIR SYMPTOMS, BUT BY ADDRESSING THEIR ROOT CAUSE

You do not have to be your past. You can be someone else without anyone having to give you permission. Authorization to change is mostly an illusion. Most changes that last are bottom-up, initiated without someone else’s permission.