25 Great Motivational Quotes You've Never Heard Of inShare66 63Probably my most read post ever was the 20 Greatest Motivational Quotes of All Time. So much so that I expanded the post and wrote a book with the 50 greatest quotes in that is now sent free to my new newsletter subscribers. Sign up in the box on the left if you want a copy. As I was trawling some quotes the other day it struck me how many amazing ones there were that I’d never heard before and I thought it would be cool to collate the best for your perusal. Now of course I realize that you may well have heard of one or two, but I genuinely hadn’t (except one), so please don’t give me a hard time or point out that you knew 18 out of 20 and thus I’m a philistine and deserve a damn good thrashing. 1. Too many people when coming under attack crumble when instead they could view that attack/criticism as a way to grow and mature and come back stronger. 2. You know that, right? 3. This may almost seem anti-motivational, but it really isn’t. 3b. Yes, yes and thrice I say yes. 4. 5. 6.
12 Truths About #VanLife That You Won't Find On Instagram Is anyone tired of reading stories about #vanlife and how unfathomably cool and liberating it is living life “on the road?” How exuberant, how effortless these bloggers’ lives seem to be; always amidst some stunning landscape, with an equally stunning significant other languorously draped over a surfboard, brewing coffee, smoking mussels over an open fire, watching the sun rise and set, gazing at the stars without a care in the world… I will admit (rather sheepishly) that I used to scour these types of blogs with a mixture of chagrin and wide-eyed enthusiasm. And although the triggers may differ between individuals, I think at some point or another most of us can relate to feeling simultaneously inspired and antagonized; intrigued, yet oddly ruffled. The allure of the open road doesn’t require too much explanation here, but I think the vexation deserves some reflection. I can’t help but recall what Jack Kerouac wrote (appropriately and coincidentally) in On The Road: My trusty van.
10 Incredible Quotes That Will Refresh Your Perspective On Life April 12, 2012 | 10 Comments » | Topics: Life, Quotes Hot Stories From Around The Web Other Awesome Stories Here’s How The YouTube ’Adpocalypse’ Is Affecting Top Creators It’s been a little over a month since the so-called YouTube ‘Adpocalypse’ began in earnest. And, while a boycott of YouTube by major marketers — who were aghast to discover last February that, in some cases, ads were running against videos promoting hate speech and terrorism — does not seem to have affected Google’s bottom line just yet, certain creators are feeling the burn. Commentary channels — including Philip DeFranco, h3h3productions, and Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg — were particularly vocal about lost revenues in the wake of the boycott. Though, to be fair, earnings seem to be improving slightly today as certain marketers resume their YouTube spend. Ethan and Hila Klein, meanwhile, who helm h3h3productions, said last week that they are making 15% of pre-boycott earnings. In addition to outright demonetization, what’s most notable about the ‘Adpocalypse’ is that videos are now losing ad revenue in less obvious ways.
More Lessons From Marilyn 9 Mindfulness Exercises to Make You More Focused Than Eckhart Tolle on a Limitless Pill “The truth is, just having a concentrated mind — that’s not getting lost in thought — is just intrinsically pleasurable. It’s intrinsically blissful. It’s the emotional bass note of all the good drug experiences.”— Sam Harris, Neuroscientist Having a highly-focused mind is like having a superpower. Think of the geniuses throughout history. But this is not the norm. We live in an age of chronic distraction. Most of us can barely sustain our attention on a single object for a few minutes, let alone hours on end. William James acknowledged the link between genius and attentional prowess, but concluded that the amount of attention one has “is probably a fixed characteristic of the individual.” It turns out James was wrong. Thanks to the discovery of neuroplasticity, we now know that our brains are restructuring and learning based on the input we give them up until the day we die. Attentional training is a pursuit no different from playing the piano or building a muscle. Sound good? The Mindset
Amusing, but kind of weird quotes... A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary. -- Richard Harkness, The New York Times, 1960 Slogan of 105.9, the classic rock radio station in Chicago: "Of all the radio stations in Chicago ... we're one of them." With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the constellation Hercules, and still there are some misfits who continue to insist that there is no such thing as progress. -- Ransom K. Madness takes its toll. The graduate with a Science degree asks, "Why does it work?" Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world. -- Dave Barry I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. -- A. 668: The Neighbor of the Beast Boundary, n.
7-things-really-successful-people-quietly We all want to believe we have the potential to be super successful. When it comes down to it, the prime thing that separates successful people from the rest of us are smart decisions. A common pitfall on the way to success is boasting, exaggerating, or losing your perspective. Let’s take a look at this inspiring video first. To help unlock the secrets of successful people, the following seven qualities are ones you should try to do quietly. They Network One thing truly successful people do quietly is network. They Start New Projects Successful people also start new projects with humility. Additionally, being too open about fresh projects could give competitors inside information and allow them to offer competing products or services that are better than yours. They Deal With Challenges Other things successful people do modestly is conquer challenges. They Incubate Ideas Successful people also know to consider ideas quietly. They Interact Socially with Humility They Manage Employees Ethically
50 Lessons Life Taught Me To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written. When my odometer rolled over to 50, I updated the list. Here it is: Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.When in doubt, just take the next small step.Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.Don’t take yourself so seriously. 10 Reasons Why You Fail Think of something in your life that you’ve wanted to accomplish but haven’t. Something deep down. Whether it’s because you haven’t gotten around to it, are too timid to go for it, or you took a shot and failed spectacularly. Conjure up in your mind that big failure of your life. It goes without saying, we all fuck up big time. In the years I’ve spent helping other people overcome their personal issues, I’ve often been asked what the biggest cause of failure was that I’ve come across. Some people have relationship problems, some have money problems, others have anxiety issues, etc. Chances are, a profound struggle in one area of your life will bleed over into other aspects of your life. When confronted with life’s biggest opportunities, most of us shit the bed. 1. Emerson wrote, “Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the self-reliance of every one of its members.” I talked to a fellow internet entrepreneur last night. 2. 3. This did not strike me as a coincidence. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.