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Derek Vervoorn

@derekvervoorn

Most tweets are quotes I find interesting and/or reminders to myself.

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What I know at 30 that I wish I knew at 20 about financial security. Financial security isn’t about a big number in your bank account. It’s about having skills that make you useful/valuable to the marketplace. When you know you can make a business more money with your skills.

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Everyday you’re casting votes for the person you want to be You’re never set in stone All situations present the opportunity to cast a new vote for the new version of you

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It’s not that you can’t do something It’s just that you don’t want to do what’s required to get what you say you want more than what you’re currently doing with your time

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So much opportunity for improvement with the fitness studios near me. Didn't ask for my name. Didn't ask for a way to contact me. One even told me to go sign up online. You don't have as much 'competition' as you might think.

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I think acceptance of how you are is helpful for improving. The problem is most people leave out that last part, for improving. Can I accept that I habitually behave a certain way? Yes. But I can also change habits/reactions/thought patterns. So while I can accept my current

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You always have to want more. Otherwise you have no reason to move. Don’t listen to people who say you should be happy with where you are. An aimless existence feels soul crushing. Blissfully dissatisfied is peak existence. Content with where you are but hell bent on getting

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Simplest stop worry equation I've found: Can you do something about the situation? Yes? Then why worry? No? Then why worry? It's either within your control to change things, or outside of your control. If you can do something about it, no need to worry, start taking the

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Heard this a while back on how there’s only two types of pain. Voluntary and involuntary. The inevitability of life is that there will be pain. And the only way to equip yourself to better handle life’s involuntary pain is to put yourself through voluntary pain. Putting

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Learn to love your puzzle. Stop wishing things were done. That they were complete. Find joy in the solving. In the testing, experimenting, getting lost, overcoming and then finding your way. The journey is the destination.

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‘Shoulds’ are ruining your peace. Setting expectations on people and the world based on what you think ‘should’ be true is only hurting you. “A wise man sets high expectations for himself but only a fool casts those same expectations onto others.” Marcus Aurelius