Tedona #2
You must become a far better version of yourself to achieve the enormous success you want.
6 Quotes
#1. "Whatever excites you, go do it. Whatever drains, you stop doing it." — Derek Sivers
#2. "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." ― Henry Ford
#3. "Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of personal development because success is something you attract by the person you become." — Hal Elrod
#4. Step Forward Into Growth or Backwards Into Security - Anthony Moore
#5. There are no get rich quick schemes (legal anyway).
Usually, wealth is accumulated through hard work and commitment.
5 am mornings ... watching your favorite show and plugging away on the Ipad in between ... sacrificing so much ... I love when people say damn
I wish I was home ... or could wake up when I want ... shit, you can barely make it to work on time ... You don't have the balls to leave that steady 9-5.
You don't REALLY wish ... you just want to wake up late and waste your day.
You want money to fall on your lap ... you are a bad segment of shark tank.
You want someone to invest in you and you won't invest in yourself ... almost every great success story has endured TONS of failure ... that scares you to your core ... So no entrepreneurship Isn't for you ... well, that is ... until your job lays you off ...
--Mike Mogul 2014
#6. You must become a far better version of yourself to achieve the enormous success you want. - Teronie Donaldson (yup That's me - cool right)
Articles
#1. How to Win the Battle Against Phone Addiction by Lucas Salame
https://medium.com/change-your-mind/how-to-win-the-battle-against-your-phone-addiction-35d9bc5fc038 on cell phone addiction
#2. A fixed income is a suckers bet.
A really great article on Entrepreneurship by Steve Pavlina. I stumbled across it years ago and reread it about once a year.
https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2009/09/a-fixed-income-is-a-sucker-bet/
#3. Taking 5 Minutes To Make The Next 5 Hours Matter. A strategy for productivity. (by me)
https://medium.com/w-i-t/taking-5-minutes-to-make-the-next-5-hours-matter-8fc69368f33b
Thoughts/Observations
The Vampire Test - from the book "Show Your Work -10 Ways to show your work and get discovered." by Austin Kleon.
It is a simple way to know who you should let in and out of your life. If, after hanging out with someone you feel worn out, depleted, that person is a vampire. If, after hanging out with someone, you feel full of energy, that person isn't a vampire. This test works in many areas in our lives - jobs, people, places social media, etc.
I think this is a great test to do in your life every few months. When you have negative people in your life - they can drain your soul. Once you release them from your presence, you feel relieved. However, it is not that easy. If that person is a family member or boss at a job, you can't quite yet.
The Vampire test is mainly for when you are ready to purge negative people from your life that you can.
Watched
Deep fake videos.
I seen this phenomenon before but didn't pay much attention to it until this week when I watched the mash up with Bill Hader and Tom Cruise. I was floored how good it was and we are only in the beginning of this technology.
What is a Deepfake?
Deepfakes (a concept of "deep learning" and "fake") are synthetic media in which a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone else's likeness. ... Deepfakes have garnered widespread attention for their uses in celebrity pornographic videos, revenge porn, fake news, hoaxes, and financial fraud.
How will it help? — How will it be harmful?
Helpful/Positive
This will create opportunity for creators to show their skill.
Great entertainment value in comedy, online and other events.
Cheaper costs on movie productions if skillfully done.
There will be work for certifiers of videos creating a new industry.
Negative
You cant believe what you see -- eyes playing tricks on you. Hard to tell what is real.
Deepfakes will bring about a need for publisher certified content.
Fake news and forgeries will be rampant.
Deepfakes could impact democracy and political campaigns with the way info spreads - conspiracy theorists will utilize it to the fullest.
Bill Hader and Tom Cruise Mashup
Deepfakes - Real Consequences
Top 10 Deepfake Videos by Watch Mojo
Watched a few of these with my kids. Bill Hader is hilarious.
Book of the week
Show your work by Austin Kleon; 10 Ways to show your work and get discovered. https://austinkleon.com/show-your-work/
Quick synopsis- Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It’s about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time “networking.” It’s not self-promotion, it’s self-discovery―let others into your process, then let them steal from you. Filled with illustrations, quotes, stories, and examples, Show Your Work! offers ten transformative rules for being open, generous, brave, productive.
Why did I read this book? I want to be more active in letting go of my creations. - giving away my content to make it grow.
For a long time I was under the assumption that I needed to hold my material for a special time or for a later date — meanwhile it would get outdated as you naturally evolve as you grow.
Music
“Be your own boss - level up and dance” - Ciara
“Level Up” by Ciara
Thank you for Reading