You can’t expect the world to read your mind. You have to put it out there, and sometimes putting it out there is as simple as saying, “Hey, can I have that?“.
You will make sacrifices and compromises, get let down and let other people down, fail and start over, break some hearts, take some names, and learn to pick up and continue when your own heart gets broken. But difficult doesn’t mean impossible, and out of the bajillions of things in this universe that you can’t control, what you can control is how hard you try, and if or when to pack it in. Paul.
Don’t ever let the Man get you.
Harvard Business School professor Howard Stevenson famously defined “entrepreneurship” as “the pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.
Also, introverts might hang back in meetings and thus not be perceived as “leadership material,” even though introverted people frequently make more empathetic managers.
But there’s also the everyday kind of magic that we make for ourselves. And that’s really not magic at all. It’s just recognizing the fact that we control our thoughts and our thoughts control our lives. This is an extremely simple, totally straightforward concept, but for a lot of people, it’s so alien that it might as well be magic.
Twenty-five years later, I’m still not a huge fan of surprises. This is your brain on introversion.
You’re not bossy, you’re the boss.
I also think you age a lot quicker if you can’t keep yourself busy and under the right, healthy dose of stress.
I entered adulthood believing that capitalism was a scam, but I’ve instead found that it’s a kind of alchemy. You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.
If you’re working, you’re working hard, and if you’re not doing that, what are you doing?
I tried the obvious route of hourly jobs and community college, and it just never worked for me. I’d been told for so long that the path to success was paved with a series of boxes you checked off, starting with getting a degree and getting a job, and I kept trying and failing at these, it sometimes seemed that I was destined for a life in the loser lane. But I always suspected that I was destined for more, and that I was capable of, something bigger.
Figure out what you love doing and don’t suck at, then try to figure out how to make a living doing that! Don’t be scared. We’re all going to die, it’s just a question of when and how – so be brave! You will never regret trying to fulfill your dream!
People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take. – Emma Goldman.
Many companies were spending millions of dollars trying to nail social media, but I just went with my instincts and treated my customers like they were my friends. Even with no manager watching to give me a gold star, it was important to do my best. Who cares if a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it? The tree still falls.
All actions are creative.
We leave our egos at the door. We are respectful, collaborative, curious and open-minded.
Now, whenever I’m faced with impossible situations, I remind myself that if I really want something badly enough, I have it within myself to make it happen.
You want to know what four words I probably hate the most? “That’s not my job.
Look up and look around, and if you’re not finding something inspiring, then you’re probably not looking hard enough. Remember, I touched every piece of clothing in those thrift stores. You have to do that with your life.