Some people never start.
Most people never finish.
The best people never stop.

- Alex Hormozi
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Life is just saying yes (exploration) until you say no (focus), over and over again.

Important to recognize which phase you're in.

- Tara (X)
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By @poetryinveins

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- Stefan Visan
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“The hardest thing to teach a student—and the hardest thing to believe consistently—is that there is nothing ‘out there’ to go and get. There is no part, no career, no opportunity for which you should be searching and scrounging and coveting. All of the preparation is within, and you keep yourself mentally and physically fit; you remain generous with yourself and others; you stay deeply in study about your craft. Whatever is yours will then arrive.”​
— Marian Seldes

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Even the most ignorant, innocent child will eventually grow up as they learn what true pain is. It affects what they say, what they think… and they become real people. 

-Pain, Naruto
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Information compounds only when attached to action.

Reading is like eating; acting is like digesting.

You can die of “intellectual constipation” — stuffed with ideas, no movement.

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- Dan Koe

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I read this analogy once, and it has stuck with me ever since.

"Starting anything new is like launching a rocket.

The beginning requires massive energy because you’re fighting gravity (doubt, fear, uncertainty and no visible results).

If you push long enough to reach escape velocity, something magical happens: you break through resistance, momentum takes over, and progress becomes easier and faster"

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It’s actually good to fail astronomically at least once in your life. It will humble you, shock your system, and strip away the illusion that everything must always go right. Once you’ve survived something that shakes you to your core, the fear around failing loses its power.

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concept: let’s go to bed at 9pm instead of 3am. let’s drink more water for our bodily health and less coffee for the aesthetic. let’s not skip breakfast because it’s worth running a little behind even if it’s just some fruit or cereal. let’s go socialize even if we’re kinda nervous. let’s love ourselves when we feel down, because flaws are not the end of the world. let’s work hard but take breaks in between instead of procrastinating and then rushing. let’s ignore what people who don’t know us have to say about us behind our backs. let’s be kind to each other because we’re all trying here. let’s hype up being mentally healthy rather than being perfect. let’s live our lives like we want to.

just a thought.

~ Kashmira (lowkeyloud via X)
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Something's changed 👀

When your vision is clear nothing else matters. You drop everything. Books aren't interesting. Routines hold you back. If your mind wants to focus on reaching the next peak, don't slow it down. Let it consume you.

~ Dan Koe
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You only need 1 hour.

1 hour of building. 1 hour of writing. 1 hour of lifting. 1 hour of studying. 1 hour of anything but distracting yourself from the life you are trying to change.

1 hour feels like nothing until you look back 365 hours later and everything's changed.

~ Dan Koe
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The best skills you can learn are ones that provide value to yourself and to others.

Examples are getting good at speaking, emotional regulation, adaptability, reliability, and writing.

That's how you start creating and attracting opportunities for yourself.

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Life humbles you in ways you never expect. With time, you stop chasing the grand moments & start cherishing the little ones peaceful mornings, good sleep, nourishing food, long walks & the warmth of loved ones. In the end, simplicity feels like the real success 🤍

~ @ishikaa369
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Imagine walking into a café wanting a latte.
But instead of saying it clearly, you look at the barista and say:

“I just don’t want black coffee.”

Confused, they ask:
“Okay… so what do you want?”
And you repeat:
“I just don’t want black coffee.”

Now guess how the barista feels?

Confused.
Because you never said what you want and that’s the only thing you kept focusing on.

That’s how most people communicate with life:

“I don’t want stress.”
“I don’t want to be broke.”
“I don’t want to feel stuck.”

That’s not direction.
That’s fear speaking.
You’re not choosing what you desire…
You’re only fighting what you hate.

And here’s the truth:
Life responds to your focus, not your resistance.

If your energy is wrapped around problems…
you’re unconsciously reinforcing them.
It’s like trying to walk forward while staring at the wall behind you.

So stop escaping what you don’t want.
Start declaring what you do want.

Not “I don’t want stress.”
But “I want peace and clarity.”

Not “I don’t want to be broke.”
But “I choose abundance and opportunity.”

Not “I don’t want to feel stuck.”
But “I want growth, movement, and purpose.”

Your life becomes what you order.
Speak like a creator, not a survivor.

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Someone told me yesterday that when they feel nervous about doing something & their heart starts beating really fast, that they call it their "Inner Applause" because their body is cheering them on, and I think that's the cutest narrative adjustment ever.

And honestly it stayed with me in a way I didn’t expect.
Because most of us treat nervousness like a warning sign, not a sign that we’re standing in front of something that matters.

We forget that the body reacts when we’re stepping into something unfamiliar, not just something dangerous.
That sometimes a fast heartbeat isn’t fear, it’s impact.

It’s the physical reminder that we’re alive enough to care about what happens next.
And reframing it like that doesn’t solve everything, but it makes the moment feel a little less heavy.

A little more human.
A little easier to walk into instead of away from.
And I think that’s what most of us need, not reassurance, just a softer way to understand ourselves.

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