Quotes
"More is lost by indecision than by decision." — Anonymous.
"The cost of procrastination is the life you could have lived"— Anonymous.
"Everybody look at you strange, say you changed; like you work that hard to stay the same" —Jay-Z.
"Value learning over money, so you're not trapped by everyone's opinion." —Anonymous.
"No one is coming to save you. Build your own raft." —Anonymous.
“Any book you read will expand your mindset, especially if you are willing to learn and apply what’s inside.” — Teronie J. Donaldson (Yup, that’s me - cool, right?)
Notes/Observations
Only do a favor for someone if you feel like doing it.
I committed to doing a favor for an acquaintance and scheduled my time to accommodate them; I woke up early and got things ready for this meeting. But, unfortunately, when the time came, the person was a no-show.
No response or anything — this was my fault because I initially hesitated to do the favor and shouldn’t have committed in the first place.
The person had a tepid excuse, but it did me no good. I wouldn’t want to do business with someone like that. So in the future, I will only make commitments I want to do.
Otherwise, my time is much better utilized on more important tasks instead of giving my time like that to other people who don’t deserve my commitment.
Articles
1- A Lesson on Change for 2023.
2-Lessons Learned From an Interesting Year.
3-The case for buying less — and how to actually do it.
Watched
Book(s) of the Week
Strategy
Refrain from revealing all of your plans to everyone.
Practice your business or side hustle quietly behind closed doors, and don’t tell anyone about it.
Lock the time in your calendar after hours.
Enjoy the process of building whatever it is you want to create.
Ignore the critics and keep building.
Just because it makes sense to you don’t mean that it does for others; in fact, it is not for them to understand. The quiet wins are so satisfying.
Question
Self-reflection is essential for growth.
Ask yourself:
Am I being diligent with my success right now?