Thought provoking
The extreme of the Shadow response is related to the level of denial not the extreme nature of what is being denied.
Dr. Matthew B. James • Integrate the Shadow, Master Your Path
Victories attained by right thought can only be maintained by watchfulness. Many give way when success is assured, and rapidly fall back into failure.
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Reminds me of how we often slow down before we reach the finish line in anticipation of finishing, and in doing so, finish short or make a mistake. “Don’t stop when you’re tired, stop after you’ve finished”
As an operator, doing nothing is never the right strategy.
As an investor, doing nothing is often the right strategy.
C.S. Lewis advice on writing
Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
“People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being,” said the old man, with a certain bitterness. “Maybe that’s why they give up on it so early, too. But that’s the way it is.” - The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
Most CEOs are CEOs because they started the businesses they run - not because they are abnormally smart or qualified.
Often they’re the least qualified people in the company, since they’re the only ones who didn’t go through an interview process.
Often they’re the least qualified people in the company, since they’re the only ones who didn’t go through an interview process.
Sahil Lavingia • Tweet
On founders who become CEOs, interesting way of seeing things
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ~ Anne Lamott
TWN / Issue 13: A Case for Sovereignty
Great artists don’t study art history to figure out what art to create. Great founders don’t analyze the market to figure out what product to build.