Absolutism and certainty are failure. #life
How many years do you have left? How many successes and failures will you experience in that time? Will you do something about it or just accept what comes? #life
“If you can’t change, bend, or adapt, you are old and brittle. Your strength lies in certainty. You will break and fail.” #life
If you can’t stand someone, that says more about you than the persons you can’t stand. #life #failure
With enough anger, action ensues. Too bad it’s usually the wrong action. #life #failure
Experience is great, but it sometimes blinds you to new experiences and better ways of solving problems. #life #success #failure
If you back down from your values, they aren’t things you value. #life
Talent only gets you so far. #life
If you are certain of something, make sure that thing is fact, not belief. It’s all well and good to be certain of your beliefs, but you must understand and acknowledge their limitations. #life #failure
If someone tells you something is important, it’s important to them or their business. That doesn’t mean it’s important to you. If it’s not your priority or aligned with your values, there is no reason to align your actions with theirs. #life
Smart does not equate to intelligent. #life
Your time is yours to use, or squander, as you see fit. You need personal time to recover, heal, and regroup. If you allow someone to take that time away, you place their priorities above your health and sanity. You take the responsibility. #life
Praise someone from whom you’ve learned, received help, supported you in times of failure or weakness, stood by you in hard times, and hasn’t paid you to do so. #life
“Life is about conquering yourself, not others.” #writing #life #success
If you spend more time organizing stuff than using it, you have a problem. #life
Some people want to be creative and helpful. Some people want to be told what to do. Some people would rather go through life and not be bothered. #life
If you don’t care about other humans, you won’t care for the planet. If you don’t care for the planet, you won’t care about other humans. #life #failure
Defending pride is arrogance. #life #failure
Look for information you can use, not information you can gather. #life #success
What do you keep doing despite not knowing how to do it? #life
Appreciate the things you may lose before they are gone. #life #success
The opportunity for failure is equal to the opportunity for success. #life
You don’t have to respect someone who hasn’t earned your respect. You do, however, have to be civil and compassionate. #life #success
If you drive yourself crazy, why do you blame others? #life #failure
“If you hate your life, you live in Hell. If you love your life, you live in Heaven. Purgatory is where we are.” #writing #life