There are a lot of relatively smart people who are doing very well professionally because they are planning and executing their vision with discipline and diligence; but somehow, the same people struggle to make genuine friends, feel deeply connected to their family, or be a good parent to their kids, precisely because they think that other people are something they should have under their control. #orangebook

Just like it's really hard to downgrade your lifestyle after you got used to a certain level of comfort, it's really hard to compromise on your relationships once you realize that there are actually a lot of thoughtful, smart, generous people out there, people who will never bring any drama and anxiety into your life, only joy and gratitude for the opportunity to connect with such kindred spirits. #orangebook

The wealthiest life you could live always involves a healthy lifestyle, because there is no way to build great long-term relationships with others unless you have your physical and mental health in order first. #orangebook #HealthyLifestyle #Relationships #MentalHealth

Relationships are actually very simple once you stay away from people who have main character syndrome. #orangebook

Nothing builds up resentment and envy like not having a clear goal to work on every day. #orangebook #Goals #Resentment #Envy

Own assets that give you more freedom and peace of mind, not "assets" that burden your schedule and mental health. You don't want to be owned by what you own, and you don't want to upgrade your lifestyle just to realize, too late, that you actually downgraded the quality of your life. #orangebook #FinancialFreedom #MindfulOwnership #QualityOf

The fastest way to figure what you actually want from life is to get what you think you want. Your dream neighborhood, your dream job, your dream marriage, your dream family, your dream life, it’s never quite like how you imagined it, and that’s precisely what makes life so fun. #orangebook #LifeGoals #ExpectationsVs #PersonalGrowth

Create an environment where you can afford to ignore the whole world for a few hours every day, use that time to unapologetically invest in yourself and in what you do best, you will naturally attract more “luck” into your life. #orangebook #SelfImprovement #Productivity #Mindset

Life gets better once you focus on who you want to become instead of what you want to achieve. The latter should merely be a direct consequence of the former. If you reach your goals, but sacrificed your well-being and all your relationships in the process, you've lost the plot. #orangebook #PersonalGrowth #GoalSetting #WellBeing

We will see.

When you face painful failure, you can either play the victim, or you can tell yourself that someone who had ten times worse circumstances than you achieved ten times more, precisely because they hated playing the victim and chose to take responsibility for their position in life #orangebook #Failure #Responsibility #Mindset

Being incapable of original thoughts is the symptom that you don't spend enough time alone. You consume too much information, and you don't train your creative muscles enough. You need to write, you need to think about problems with non-obvious solutions, you need to be bolder with the kind of conversations with yourself that you are ready to have. #orangebook #OriginalThoughts #CreativeMuscles #SelfReflection