Category: mantra

STAYING IN THE GAME IS WINNING

I write 500 words and sometimes delete them, just re-write it from scratch. I keep quotes and ideas and tuck them away into WordPress drafts and come back to them later. I write in spurts, between YouTube videos or playing with my cat. I dictate thoughts and ideas and never go back to them, knowing full well its still effective because I had those thoughts and said those ideas out loud – they don’t disappear.

For me, staying in the game is winning, and winning just means I get to play again tomorrow. I just never stopped writing for my little corner of the world. – “How I Write” by Seth W on Indie Thinkers

LIVE WILD, LIVE FREE, BE WHO YOU ARE


If I have any message to leave anybody with, it would be… live wild, live free, be who you are. You don’t have to follow rules. You don’t have to be who somebody else wants you to be or thinks you should be. That the world is this crazy, horrible, terrifying, magnificent, delirious place. Go do everything. Go go feel everything. Take every risk. Take every chance. And you hear this kind of horseshit from motherfuckers all the time. But I will say I think one of the fundamental differences between me and those people is I have actually done that. I have lived an insane life all over the world. The highest highs, the lowest lows and it has been nothing but fucking great. Whatever pain I have felt, whatever humiliation or embarrassment I have felt has been well worth the price of just being wild and just being free and just being able to look in the mirror and say, “Man, you ain’t fucking perfect, but you’re doing it your way and you’re doing it the best you can. Fucking keep going. That’s it. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going.” -James Frey

EXCELLING AT WORK

Give a damn. Make the extra effort. The details matter! Make work about the work, the relationships, and the process of getting the work done. Stay professional, courteous, friendly, and tactful – don’t fool around. Have a positive, proactive, and resourceful disposition. Actively explore and entertain potential improvements. Take initiative. Be a good team player. Hear the feedback and adjust. Cultivate relationships with other people who are committed to their work, just like you. Opportunity to grow? Take it! Highlight problems and present possible solutions. Avoid gossip. Volunteer for that new project. Help others grow into the best version of themselves. Ask good questions. And… don’t make assumptions.