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Like my therapist CC said to me this week: “Everything great begins with a conversation.”.…Walk Good. 28all. Eya. *MF, CC* The Warm-Up: “My first year here (people) probably didn’t even want to draft me here…It was probably one of those things. But it always handles itself…It was a big surprise to many. My favorite (Bible) verse, I went through a lot of stuff in college and it kind of stuck with me, John 13:7: ‘You may not know now but later you’ll understand.’ Hopefully people understand.” ~Jalen Hurts, Jalen Hurts still trying to quiet haters The Core: “The more you say in a sale the less you sell.” ~Alex Hormozi “Don’t confuse what I don’t say with what I don’t know.” ~Rob Hill Sr. “More journaling, less telling everyone your business.” ~@yearofthepoets “You don’t need to remind people how they used to be years ago. People grow, people change.” ~Orange Book “The diaspora eating rice and beans: ‘rice and beans’, ‘red beans and rice’, ‘beans and rice’, Jamaicans: ‘rice and PEAS’”. ~@keatingssixth “The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.” ~James Baldwin “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to change the world.” ~Harriet Tubman “Too many people spend years seeking shortcuts that don’t exist, instead of spending those same years walking down the inevitable decade-long journey.” ~Orange Book “Too many sell-side analysts whisper in each other’s ears, and few want to stick his or her neck out too far. There’s not much of a reason to be a hero if being wrong can cost you your job.” ~John Neff “Rather than being disheartened by the uncertainty of life, what if we accepted it and relaxed into it? What if we said, yes, this is the way it is; this is what it means to be human, and decided to sit down and enjoy the ride.” ~Pema Chödrön “Some of the kindest most positive people have experienced things you wouldn’t wish upon your enemies. They’ve seen the depths of despair and know that being a beacon of light is truly the most important use of their time and energy.” ~@itsthefemmemuse “Skill compounds. Knowledge compounds. Experience compounds. And, they cant be taken away from you. If you don’t prioritize the path of mastery and instead become a victim of distraction, you will fail to see exponential leaps in progress on the things that matter.” ~Dan Koe “Two traits most highly correlated with success: 1) Grit 2) Self-control: ‘The capacity to regulate attention, emotion, and behavior in the presence of temptation.’ Grit is glorified—but locking up self-control is rarely discussed, the hardest work & has the biggest payoff.” ~Dr. Julie Gurner “Generosity is not about putting others first. It’s about treating people better than they expect—and expecting nothing in return. Showing care is as much about the respect you grant as the time you give. A sign of character is consistently choosing to be kinder than necessary.” ~Adam Grant “The closer you get to your purpose the more things will try to come and throw you off. More nightmares come when you’re passionate about your dreams. Prepare to accept what you see. People will change and switch. All you can do is pray for discernment and peace. You taking yourself seriously and committing to things at a higher level is going to tick people off. Not everyone will last the entire ride.” ~Rob Hill Sr. Last Set: “The elegant nothing brands aren’t about nothing. Not all. They merely have a different, more difficult sort of artifice. The artifice of no artifice. The elegance of leading with utility as its own form of style. And what is a brand? It’s not the logo, certainly. I have no idea what Everlane’s logo is. The brand is our shorthand for the feelings that an experience creates, the promises that a product or service brings with it. If Nike announced that they were opening a hotel, you’d have a pretty good guess about what it would be like. But if Hyatt announced that they were going to start making shoes, you would have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER what those shoes would be like. That’s because Nike owns a brand and Hyatt simply owns real estate. For a company that stands for few details to become a brand, then, there needs to be a promise associated with what they make and what you’ll get if you engage with it instead of buying the cheaper commodity.” ~Seth Godin, The elegance of nothing [April 13th, 2019] Food For Thought: “What a treat, number one…For me last night was a humbling experience. It was something that in my mind coulda happened a long time ago if a lot of black guys were allowed to play the position. And to see it come to fruition, it’s like a dream come true, to be honest with you…To sit there and realize that there’s gonna be two African-American quarterbacks playing in the Super Bowl whereas two years ago people didn’t think it could happen. And for me, that’s a sight to see.” ~Doug Williams in Steve Serby’s Patrick Mahomes-Jalen Hurts matchup a ‘dream come true’ for Doug Williams, first black QB to win Super Bowl
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