Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.

Clean thoughts make clean habits.

I’m convinced one of the first principles of building wealth is disregarding the opinions of others who don’t have it but tell you you’re doing it wrong.

Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment.

Thoughts of doubt and fear never accomplished anything, and never can.

Thought allied fearlessly to purpose becomes creative force.

Talent and intelligence are abundant. Courage is not. There’s someone out there living the life you want simply because they had the courage to act. They aren’t smarter than you. They aren’t more talented than you. They just took action when you didn’t.

Both the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge were built during the Great Depression. Great things can be built during great adversity. Start building today.

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Your emotional reaction to anything shows the size of your vision.

Funny thing about the strongest person you know is that they feel the same fear, doubt, and insecurity you do—they’ve just learned to act despite it.

We hear a lot about surrounding yourself with the right people. I am a big believer in that. Just as important is making sure you keep people that are bad for you, your health, your family or your business out of your life. You can have a dozen wonderful people around you, but

All problems are simply challenges to overcome from many sources and directions.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

You can get pretty damn far in life by just being someone people can count on to show up and do the work. Reliability is the cheat code. Stop overcomplicating success. Show up, do the work, repeat. That’s it.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body. -Seneca

Your ultimate success is governed by your ability to tolerate the uncertainty on the path to get there. The one who can tolerate the most uncertainty is the one who will eventually win.

Never be a prisoner of your past. It was just a “lesson”, not a “life sentence” Today is a new day and you have new opportunities 🔥

Underrated advice: The worst mistakes in life are made when you try to do fast what’s meant to be done slow. Real, durable things take a long time to build. Careers. Businesses. Relationships. Health. There are no hacks or shortcuts. The long way is the right way.

I am raising all of my kids with one main north star: They will work for my companies and be great stewards of capital, leaders and decision makers. They'll take them over eventually. What else is the point? All businesses in the not so distant past were family businesses by