Getting things done has nothing to do with whether you feel like it or not: you need to create an environment that incorporate tough trainings as part of a routine, and when you look back in a decade, you will suddenly notice that life got much better, because you got much better

The best conversations happen between two people who need nothing from each other, two people who are simply genuinely curious and interested about the other’s perspective on life.

Anxiety is what happens when you keep getting prepared for the next big opportunity, but every single time, you get scared, make up excuses, convince yourself to choose the safer path, while deep down, you know that you could achieve so much more if you could just overthink less.

You have average results when you have average talent, and you have average talent when you don't know how to focus: life doesn't reward being good at many things, life rewards being great at a few things; you need to make choices, then actually stick to them for many years.

You think you are so smart when you are judging everything and everyone all the time, until you realize you were just wasting your energy and mental resources: the smarter you get, the less you judge others; you have higher ambitions, you focus on getting your own things done.

Everyone occasionally needs time alone to clarify their thoughts, but spending too much time in isolation will only make you completely out of sync with the opportunities that society has to offer.

You want a resilient, flexible mind capable of dealing with the uncertainties of…

Life gets better once you realize you aren’t failing because of some conspiracy of any government or big corporation, but because you lack clarity in your thoughts, you lack self-discipline and ambition, you spend too much time playing the victim instead of improving who you are.

Be grateful for smarter, wealthier, talented friends who push you to strive higher, when you look back many years from now, and think about all the times you almost gave up, you realize that their presence contributed to the extra push you needed to drastically improve your life

You will struggle to maintain any long-term relationship or friendship as long as you get offended easily, because no one wants to hang out with insecure, unpredictable, emotionally immature people.

The smarter you get, the less you overcomplicate your life, you just know what you want, and you go get it.

When you are not trying your best every day, you are disrespecting yourself, and you are accumulating anxiety as a result: you want to feel free and joyful in your daily life, you need to raise the standards of what you believe you can accomplish, and execute your long-term plan.

Your achievements simply reflect your ability to not get distracted by the things that don't matter.

In doubt, hang out with ambitious people busy with difficult goals, they don’t have time to judge you, and even less time for unnecessary drama, they are focused on accomplishing their vision, improving themselves, and taking care of their family and helping their friends.

Strong people simply enjoy tough trainings.

Smart people simply enjoy tough problems.

Wealthy people simply enjoy risky forecasts.

Loved people simply enjoy being themselves.

Wise people simply enjoy deep self-reflection.

You don’t need talent, you need to love the process.

You will never stop growing as long as you are surrounded by people who are stronger, smarter, wealthier: their presence will remind you to stay humble and to put in the daily work.

There is nothing more depressing than waking up every day without a clear idea of what you want from life. Some choose to bury themselves in work, alcohol, foolish drama. That doesn’t fix the problem. The only sustainable peace of mind can only be found in deeper self-reflection.

Life gets better once you fix your commitment issues: stop treating your family and friends as if they were easily replaceable, stop jumping from one skill to another without mastering any, stop changing the vision of who you want to be in ten years every six months.

The worst-case scenario: you wake up, you realize that you are old, that you don't have anyone you are proud to call family or friend, that you never truly lived the adventure you wanted, because everyone around you including yourself was too busy chasing big numbers on a screen.

In retrospect, the biggest opportunities you missed were either because you were too judgmental about something new, or too lazy to learn about it. In doubt, if it doesn’t cost you much, make the extra effort, you never know where it might lead you a few years from now.

Friendships that don’t work out in the long run:

- mental health issues from either side (anger issues, impulsive decisions, an inflated ego, inability to appreciate anything in life.)

- lack of personal responsibility from either side (financially reckless, lack of…