A job is work you do to survive, but often unpleasant. A career is work you tolerate for the eventual promise of more status and money. A calling is work you discover and can't pull yourself away from. Even if it takes years, try everything until you find that one thing.

Many situations in life are similar to going on a hike: the view changes once you start walking. You don't need all the answers right now. New paths will reveal themselves if you have the courage to get started.

Your sense of self-worth comes from you alone — never the opinion of others.

Bright light viewing ideally from sunlight in the morning amplifies your natural (and healthy) am cortisol rise. You want that in the early day. Fail to get it and you’ll likely late shift your cortisol peak or get a second one in the pm which is not good for sleep or health.

Being kind to others is mostly about your actions. Being kind to yourself is mostly about your thoughts.

Parasympathetic Activation is the best way to rewire your brain from toxic habits, heal stored trauma, and restore your nervous system to optimal health. Here’s what it is and how to do it:🧵

We shouldn’t ask kids what they want to be when they grow up. It encourages them to define themselves in terms of work. Who we become is not a question of career—it’s a matter of character. The highest aspiration is to be a person of generosity, integrity, humility, and wisdom.

It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don’t want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process, is to guarantee disappointment.

Move toward challenges that will toughen and improve you.

Train yourself to take nothing personally.

The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.

The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.

Why wonder with an anxious heart when you can simply ask? You owe it to your fiends, relationships, family and yourself. #relationships #friendships #family

Leadership begins with your heart, not your title. #communication #connection #relationship #peoplefirst

A great way to increase the amount of slow wave deep sleep (and the associated growth hormone release) you get in the first hours of sleep is to take a hot shower or bath one hour before going to sleep but after, rinse off in temperature neutral (not hot, not cold, just neutral

Deliberate rewiring of your brain circuits to learn aka “directed neuroplasticity” involves these 3 stages & 7* steps. Stage 1: FRICTION Requirements* to trigger neuroplasticity 1) alertness 2) focus 3) earnest attempts to perform accurately (Note: Failed but earnest

I love how this illustration makes clear that the eyes (neural retinas at back of the eyes to be specific) are part of the brain/CNS. Your eyes are extruded out from the rest of your brain during development. Underscores why eyes/pupils etc reveal larger brain function/state.

In unhealthy relationships, people walk on eggshells to avoid conflict. They tell you what you want to hear. In healthy relationships, people have the courage to address conflict. They tell you what you need to hear. Silence protects fragile ties. Candor strengthens real bonds.

Intelligence depends on more than cognitive horsepower. It requires cognitive flexibility. The faster the world evolves, the greater the cost of rigidity. Stubbornness is a path to getting trapped in the past. The future belongs to those with the courage to change their minds.

Early specialization is overrated. Generalists excel over time. Data on >34k stars in sports, music, science, and chess: Focusing on a single field predicts a faster rise, but cross-training foreshadows a higher peak. The most successful adults start off as well-rounded kids.