- Make your own decisions or they will undoubtedly be made for you
- Be respectful of everyone’s time, yes, but never be on anyone else’s timetable except your own
- Plan everything. Even if that means planning to be spontaneous
- Don’t lament the dunderheads and scissorbills of the world
- If you haven’t already, immediately learn to get comfortable with yourself in the quiet spaces
- Forgive yourself personal demons or you forever give them permission to weigh you down
- There is taking care of people correctly, and then there is everything else
- Always — shake out the ghosts
Never —chase dragons - Be the anomaly whenever possible. Be the outlier
- Kick up the dust not once, not twice. Kick it up daily
- Divide before conquering is not a suggestion. It is not a bromide. It is guaranteed victory
- The ultimate goal should be to die of old age. Anyone who tries to convince you otherwise can f**k right the f**k off
- Understand someone’s personal incentive when they are giving you advice
- If you choose to be passive rather than active, you better be damn active about all that passivity
- Stay hungry, stay humble, and above all else, stay in touch
