1. There is a golden ratio between interacting with the external world and sitting down to synthesize and reflect on learnings.
  2. A non-ordinary life requires you to live non-ordinarily.
  3. It is dangerously easy to subscribe to the standards of your surrounding environment. At the same time, it is also very harmful to constantly believe you are much different from others.
  4. The signatures of the “right thing” are usually;
    1. Is generative, for yourself, and for others
    2. Makes it easier to get up everyday
    3. Is fun
  5. The signatures of the “right people” are usually;
    1. Unconditional positive regard
    2. Supportive of your pursuit of the “right thing”
    3. Willing to call you out when you are bullshitting
  6. There are no shortcuts. Everything has a price.
  7. The things you are hiding in your closet and under your bed will inevitably reveal themselves. Confront them immediately or you will continue to live in fear.
  8. It is much easier to live (and to live happily) when you are focused on fewer things.
  9. Direct experience is more valuable than the accrual of “knowledge”.
  10. Go outside. Talk to people. Live through real experiences and earn some stories to tell.
  11. Most internal discomfort can be mediated through external application. Walking, running, climbing are my preferred mediums.
  12. People will forget what you say and do, but they will always remember how you made them feel.
  13. The greatest (and often, the only) thing holding you back are your own beliefs of how far you can go.
  14. It’s really, really, really important to push yourself to do hard things.
  15. The things that come easily tend to go just as easily as well.
  16. Everything is as simple or as difficult as you want it to be.
  17. Until you go the distance, you won’t know what the path will entail.
  18. In the same way that many people have taken and will continue to take bets on you, remember to pay that forward and to do the same for others.
  19. It doesn’t actually matter what game you play, but it’s very important to know what game you are playing, and then try to play that game as best as you can.
  20. Everything is much more malleable than you could possibly imagine.
  21. I often notice that people dismiss the idea that someone in their proximity (including themselves) could be one of the greats because we’ve tricked ourselves into thinking that greatness must be far away from oneself.
  22. Light begets light.
  23. Once you feel good about the path you are on, continue traveling it wholeheartedly and trust that everything else will align.
  24. This is your story to write.
  25. Remember to have fun.