Month: July 2025

The first time I ran out on the field, I was in awe of the competition. But I knew if I stuck to my beliefs about preparation, I could overcome the doubts. Even my own. – Ichiro Suzuki

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments. – Steve Prefontaine

“Whenever disturbing news is delivered to you, bear in mind that no news can ever be relevant to your reasoned choice. Can anyone break news to you that your assumptions or desires are wrong? No way! But they can tell you someone died—even so, what is that to you?” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.18.1–2

Strangely, life gets harder when you try to make it easy.

• Exercising might be hard, but never moving makes life harder.
• Mastering your craft is hard, but having no skills is harder.
• Uncomfortable conversations are hard, but avoiding every conflict is harder.

Easy has a cost. – James Clear

Three qualities that have nothing to do with talent or intelligence, but can make a dramatic impact on your results:

Cheerful. You are pleasant to work with and generally raise the level of energy in the room.

Accountable. You feel personally responsible for what you want to accomplish. It is not someone else’s job. It’s your job.

Adaptable. You can find alternate paths to success. You don’t need things to be a certain way to be happy.- James Clear

What really matters is what you like, not what you are like. – Nick Hornby, High Fidelity

It’s only because of their stupidity that they’re able to be so sure of themselves. – Franz Kafka