The School of Greatness

KEEP REINVENTING YOURSELF.
We all go through times of uncertainty.
There are periods we don’t understand what’s happening to us, and we feel unsure of our direction.
It can make you want to give up.
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YOUR MOST POWERFUL TOOL IS YOUR VOICE.
We are surrounded by stories of injustice around us.
It can be overwhelming.
Screaming with anger doesn’t get you very far.
Making the other side wrong just mak…

ENTHUSIASM AND AUTHENTICITY.
You don’t have to be the smartest in the room.
You don’t have to have the most experience, the most charisma, or the best education.
These obstacles won’t keep you from …

ALWAYS QUIT.
That doesn’t mean you should bail when things are hard.
It means that you are not a victim to your circumstances.
If the level of the project that you’re taking part in is not up to your…

SHAKE THE SNOWGLOBE.
So often, we talk about the importance of discipline in order to reach our goals.
But doing the same thing all the time can keep us from living in the present.
We have to find a …

HOW DO YOU TALK TO YOURSELF?
The relationship you have with yourself is the most important.
If you’re constantly putting yourself down and judging yourself, eventually you’re going to self-destruct.
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A BROKEN HEART IS AN INJURY.
A butterfly doesn’t begin as a butterfly.
It has to struggle to get out of the cocoon.
We can’t cut the butterfly out of the cocoon to make the process easier. It has to …

IT'S TIME TO PUT THESE SEX MYTHS TO BED.
Having a healthy sexual relationship is important.
But it’s not something we often talk about.
Women’s satisfaction especially seems to take a back seat.
So h…

LEARN TO EMBRACE FAILURE.
We often hold onto words.
When someone gives us negative feedback, we can let it consume our minds.
It’s not healthy.
You can’t stop yourself from being offended by what som…

DO GOOD ALL THE TIME.
Some people have an idea of giving that is not sustainable.
You can’t self-sacrifice endlessly to help others. You also have to take care of yourself.
Giving can be a win/win si…

IT' ALL ABOUT THE HUSTLE.
What gatekeepers are holding you back from doing what you love?
I’m inspired by the creators on YouTube.
They are people who have forged their own path.
They didn’t wait for…

YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP EVERY DAY.
I’m not a distance runner.
When I run, the first few minutes are easy. But after a mile, it starts to hurt.
I can either stop there, or I can keep going.
When I push th…

THERE IS ORDER TO THE CHAOS.
What is this place?
Are we even really here?
Is there a higher power that created us, or was it a random explosion?
These are some big questions.
But the odds of life act…

YOU'RE ONLY AS SICK AS THE SECRETS YOU KEEP.
Five years ago, I made my first post opening up about my childhood sexual abuse.
It was the best thing I could have done.
My life became a billion times b…

THOSE WHO SAY THEY CAN AND THOSE WHO SAY THE CAN'T ARE USUALLY BOTH RIGHT.
Any time you try to do something great, there are going to be critics.
That’s impossible. That’s crazy. You’ll never be able…

REJECT APATHY.
There is suffering happening all over the world. We all can do something.
Children can be a great example.
When you see a kid give up what little allowance they have to help someone el…

PRESSURE ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
What makes one business succeed and another fail?
The most important element is the entrepreneur.
If you watch the show Shark Tank, you know that people get…

DIE YOUNG AT AN OLD AGE.
How many fad diets have you tried?
There’s a reason that they don’t work.
Health and diet are not one-size-fits-all. We all have a special set of genes that tell us what food…

YOUR FALSE HUMILITY IS HURTING YOU.
We all can struggle with taking money in return for our services.
It’s hard to ask for what you need.
My father sold life insurance. He taught me a lot about not b…

IT'S TIME TO DIGITALLY DECULTTER.
Very few of us have the courage to be alone.
When we are quiet and don’t distract ourselves, we have to face hard questions.
It can be scary.
Instead, we reach for o…