Jonathan

“Don't mention that you also happen to manage a six-figure portfolio to your "voluntary simplicity" friends and don't mention that you only have one bedroom to your investment friends unless you're prepared for the resulting discussion.”
― Jacob Lund Fisker, Early Retirement Extreme: A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence

“Champions don’t create the standards of excellence. The standards of excellence create champions.[*]”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

“confidence empowers resilience in the aftermath of negative feedback, and adaptability in the face of changing circumstances. You know what your abilities are and how they add value, whether other people appreciate them or not. If you’ve forged a healthy sense of self-confidence, it will see you through whatever emerging challenges and difficulties come your way.”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

“If you can choose joy over jealousy, happiness over hate, love over resentment, positivity over negativity, then you have the tools to make the best of any situation, even one that feels like failure.”
― Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life