The whole world will never stop pushing on you their vision of who you should be, and if you don't have a strong idea of what kind of person you want to be, you will inevitably bend, and only realize, way too late, that you never truly lived a life aligned with your core values.
#orangebook #SelfIdentity #PersonalValues
The process of uncovering ideas you didn't know you had in you and connecting them in a way that makes sense to others is often called writing, but it's actually also therapy.
#orangebook #Writing #Therapy
If you are scared of ignoring the whole world for a few hours every day, you are not serious about your goal.
#orangebook #Discipline
The quality of your book is the quality of your mind at the time of the writing. If you don't feel relaxed and rested, if you are not having fun as you are crafting your thoughts, the book won't embody these qualities either.
#orangebook #WritingQuality #AuthorMindset
People who succeeded out of spite and desire to βwinβ often fail to realize that they are suffocating people who are succeeding when they are doing what they love at their own pace.
#orangebook #Success #Passion
If thinking about it won't fix the problem, it's a sign of intelligence to redirect your energy elsewhere.
#orangebook #ProblemSolving
Intelligence isn't about getting what you want, it's about getting what you need; most people will actually live their whole lives never noticing that so many of their "wants" are actually manufactured by other people.
#orangebook #Intelligence #Needs
A great investment gives you the freedom to explore who you could be and go live your best life; if you have to spend most of your time monitoring numbers on a screen, you are anything but wealthy.
#orangebook
