Belief and Delusion

one thing i have noticed about the best performers is delusional self belief. even the ones who appear humble or down to earth. if you really get to know them closely you will realise the way they talk to themselves inside their head is just different.

Pursuing a CAREER in the arts — any art, pick the art — takes a certain amount of delusion. Not as a hobby. Not for fun. But in the pursuit of an all-the-chips-in career. And I don't mean delusion in a derogatory manner. In this sense, it's a skill.

the stuff you joke about (even ironically or whatever) has a way of shaping your reality so be careful and deliberate with that stuff. a lot of people out here fumbling their own bags by joking about outcomes they don’t want. you might as well joke about the outcomes you do want