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Everything
“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”
– William Shakespeare
Engage your curiosity about everything. Possessing skills in multiple areas is valuable.
Learning even a little bit about business, philosophy, physics, coding, economics, etc. may put you in a position of immediate value in almost any group.
– Pope
Quick thing
Money
Intelligence and Insight
Location and Luck
Education and Expertise
Status
Money is the capital you have, or that you can easily raise.
Intelligence and Insight includes ‘book smarts’, social and emotional intelligence, as well as creativity.
Location and Luck is all about being in the right place at the right time.
Education and Expertise is both your formal schooling and also your self-learning, which gives you intellectual and technical know-how.
Status is your social status, including your network and connections. It’s your ‘personal brand’ ‒ in other words, how you’re perceived. It also includes your inner status, which is your confidence and self-esteem.”
– Pope
Fall the fall
Let everyman fail his failure.
For therein lies his lessons.
We are a sum of our previous experiences,
The best you can do, help them fine-tune and optimize the values in their experiences.
We all need a dose of failure!
– Pope
Fake fake fantasy
Let me tell you something you already know.
The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows.
It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.
You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
But it ain’t about how hard you hit.
It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.
How much you can take and keep moving forward.
That’s how winning is done!
Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth.
But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody!
Cowards do that and that ain’t you!
You’re better than that!
– Rocky Balboa!
Tread softly
Be careful of the toes you step on today,
For they could be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow.
Be nice to those you’d arrogantly define as “lowly”
-Not my thoughts
Are you sure you are ready?
Access to valuable information or influential individuals will be futile if you do not have the ability to capitalize on the opportunities.
You can hang around 5 rich (money and mental wealth) people and still be broke.
What you do with the leverage is what makes the difference.
Be prepared for a future where you will be relevant.
– Pope
The true worth
You’re suffering from self-doubt while others are intimidated by your full potential.
We are our own worst critics.
If your past self could see where you are today, think of how impressed they will be.
Turn self-doubt into your greatest ally, for it reveals the untapped reservoirs of your potential.
Recognize that the harshest judgment often comes from within.
Dare your doubts.
Dare your fears!
– Pope
The missed shots
Kobe Bryant – 14,481 missed shots
Michael Jordan – 12,345 missed shots
LeBron James – 14,091 missed shots
Yet, the story of the NBA CANNOT be told without their names.
History does not care so much about the shots you missed
You’ve gotta start taking your shots
Some will go in, some won’t.
On your deathbed, it won’t matter
You’re not gonna regret the shots you took.
I don’t need every shots to go in,
I just need one destiny shot to go in.
You should get out of your fear!
Embrace the journey, for it’s not the missed shots that define you but the courage to take them.
In the tapestry of life, every shot adds to the narrative, creating a story uniquely yours.
Keep taking your shots – one might be the masterpiece that shapes your legacy.
– Pope
Training ground
Hardship is an avenue to train your stamina.
The subtle approach the devil uses is to make you cut down on your ambition and settle for less.
Hardship, delayed gratification, discipline builds resilience in us.
Builds total dependence on God.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
You’re not the only one facing a tough time.
You’re not the first neither would you be the last person to face a tough time.
Let the tough time complete it’s process!
Count it all joy!
– Pope
The without-dent story
There is a very high tendency of you being useless if your story is “stainless”
A “stainless” story often indicates a lack of depth and resilience, as it is through the stains and scars of experiences that one truly grows.
Your experiences is a well to draw from.
Your life‘s narrative, with all its twists and turns, serves as a valuable well from which you can draw wisdom and understanding.
If you can’t relate, you won’t be able to relate.
Empathy stems from relatability; if you haven’t faced challenges, it becomes challenging to connect with others in their struggles.
Your suffering is not isolated; it holds the potential to inspire and guide those on a similar journey.
Consider your hardships as badges that uniquely qualify you for specific roles and responsibilities.
Embrace failure as your arsenal, for each setback contributes to the momentum propelling you forward.
Your failures are your arsenal.
The higher you go, the bigger the punches.
Let each failure become a stepping stone, adding weight to your resilience and fortitude.
– Pope