John Arcega

“It’s hard to pinpoint the precise moment when we internalize others’ assessments; it’s usually not just a single experience but rather a series of moments that bruise the spirit and lead us to distrust ourselves and those around us. And then we wake up at age seventeen or twenty-five or thirty-seven and realize we don’t know the last time we’ve lived life only to please ourselves”
― Alicia Keys, More Myself: A Journey

“The great civil rights leader Howard Thurman once said, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive. Because what the world needs most is more people who have come alive.”
― Steven Kotler, The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance

“I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures….I divide the world into the learners and nonlearners.”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
― Jim Kwik, Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life