These mantras have lived in my Notion for a while, but I wanted to publish them here. Inspired by Bu Kinoshita's post on principles, I believe sharing these helps hold me accountable and might resonate with others on a similar journey.
Things That I Try to Read Everyday
- Today is a great day to build.
- To get head of 99% of the people, I will have to do what the 99% is unwilling to do.
- No one is responsible for my success besides me.
- I welcome the learning process with open arms.
- Everyone was once a beginner.
- Mastery over my craft is the highest accolade.
- To unlock the upside, I must face the risk of the downside.
- I need to be patiently impatient and have a bias toward action.
- The enemy of long-term compounding is short-term results.
- Wealth is built over decades, not days.
- I have no competition, because I am only competing against myself.
- The world rewards those who do what others do not.
- I trust myself and my convictions.
- Every failure is an opportunity to learn.
- Every success is an opportunity to start again.
- Forward is the only option. There is no going back.
- I own my shortcomings—and leverage them to my advantage.
- Dwelling on a mistake where the lesson has already been extracted is a waste of precious time.
- My potential knows no limits.
- Simplicity is velocity, because the simple thing is the hard thing.
- It's better to move slowly in the right direction than quickly in the wrong direction.
- I do not accept any obstacle in my way.
- "Tomorrow" is an excuse. Do it now or don't do it at all.
- I don't know how yet—but I will figure it out.
- What I once wanted, I currently have. (The destination isn't what matters.)
- Hours are a poor measure of effort. Intentional practice is the only thing that matters.
- I will not judge my entire life based on any single day.
- Better to be singular and deep than multifaceted and shallow.
- Real progress is made in silence.
- Life is not a zero-sum game. We can all win.
- Failure doesn't mean you're worthless, it means you must look for another route to achieving worth wide goals.
- Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you're done.
- True motivation arises when you immerse yourself in the flow of work, irrespective of external influences.
- Study greatness. Reverse-engineer it. And make it your own.
- Say what you can do, do what you say.
- Don't half ass it.