Jonathan

“First, create little goals for yourself. Don’t worry about the big, broad stuff for now. Focus on making improvements and banking achievements one day at a time.”
― Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

“If you find yourself expending tremendous energy on how you are seen, if you often feel your pride being wounded, if you find yourself reading an article or two on a subject and thinking you’re an expert, if you always try to prove you’re right and have difficulty admitting mistakes, if you have a hard time saying “I don’t know,” or if you’re frequently envious of others or feel as though you’re never given the recognition you deserve—be on guard! Your ego is in charge.”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

“if you find yourself exerting energy to fit in with a crowd, if you’re frequently fearful of disappointing other people, if you’re afraid of being an outsider, or if the threat of scorn fills you with dread, then beware! The social default is in charge.”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

“We can’t change those stories, but we can choose where we go from there.”
― Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life