I. The End
It doesn’t matter who you are (status, wealth, intelligence etc.), you are no different than anyone else who has ever lived.
“Death the great equalizer treats everyone as the same.”
— Francis Duggan
In the end we die and are treated the same.
It’s how you choose to live that makes you special.
I. Giant Success
Just by being born today, you have inherited centuries of discovery.
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.”
— Isaac Newton
Do not underestimate your advantages. You greater success is built upon the smaller success of those before you.
I. Focus
Our most aspirational goals are more simple to achieve than we realize.
“Becoming wealthy is simple, but not easy.”
— Nick Murray
The path is not complicated, it’s just hard to follow.
Focus on commitment and the rest will follow.
I. Day One
Every day you make a choice – act or allow aspirations to remain dreams.
“One day or day one, you decide.”
— Anonymous
How you behave is always within your control.
I. Rooted
Our barometer of success is incorrectly based on what we’ve seen.
“The fool believes that the tallest mountain in the world will be equal to the tallest one he has observed.”
— Lucretius
There are more extreme outcomes we have not yet witnessed.
This limits our understanding of what is truly possible.
I. The Trouble
More information does not always mean more knowledge.
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”
— Mark Twain
Hold strong core beliefs, but constantly validate them.
I. The Power of One
All it takes is one idea to change the world.
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
— Bruce Lee
Search until you find your kick. Then practice.
I. Perception or Reality
Your perception is your reality.
“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts… Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
— Marcus Aurelius
Unique experiences define who you are, but it’s your interpretation that defines who you become.
I. Winners Are Laggers
Winners lose more often in the short term.
“You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.”
— James Clear
The greatest accomplishments are lagging indicators of compounding behavior.
You don’t need to win every match.
Just keep playing the game.
I. Same problem, different context
People’s understanding of probability does not translate into their behavior.
For Example:
We are all, in a way, unable to recognize the same idea when it is presented to us in a different context.
Which idea are you following in one domain, but completely blind to in another?