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April 2023

Business

4/29/23

Money follows success, not the other way around. – Mat Ishbia

Health

4/28/23

In Tibetan Buddhism there is a concept that is known as “Shenpa”, meaning attachment or a place where we get either hooked or stuck. For example an urge comes up we succumb to it, and it becomes stronger. We reinforce our craving, habits and addictions by giving in to them repeatedly. Triggers if you will. Things that set you off are your shenpas. Mindfulness is the antidote to a shenpa. – Pema Chodron

Sports

4/26/23

Anna is working on her mental fitness for gymnastics and developed a list of items with her sports psychologist to help her stay grounded. Who says you can’t learn from your kids? – Anna Tucker

Ingredients for a good reset:

  1. Make it longer than a weekend
  2. Focus on fun
  3. No talking about gymnastics
  4. Spend it with friends
  5. Stay in the moment

How to sustain a healthy mindset:

  1. Focus on yourself
  2. Spend energy on yourself
  3. “You do you”
  4. Stand up for yourself and look for solutions
  5. Take short breaks that allow you to reset
  6. Set boundaries around gymnastics discussions
  7. Plan mini reset days every 3 weeks
  8. Compartmentalize school and gym
Sports

4/25/23

Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king. – Dan Millman

Health

4/23/23

How to reduce insulin levels – Jason Fung

  • Limit added sugars
  • Don’t eat snacks
  • Don’t always eat breakfast
  • Eat whole unprocessed foods
  • Stay away from sugared drinks.
  • Coffee/Tea/Red Wine is good
  • Dark chocolate (70% cacao) is good
  • Bone broth is good
  • Reduce consumption of refined (processed) grains (flour, breads, pastas, cakes, muffins).
  • Moderate protein consumption (20%-30% of daily diet).
  • Increase consumption of natural fats (olive oils, butter, avocado oil, nuts, full fat dairy).
  • Increase consumption of protective factors (fiber, fruits, beans, seeds, vinegar,)
Business

4/22/23

How To Be Successful: 13 Powerful Rules For Business

  1. Improve Exponentially – compound yourself; don’t get caught scaling linearly.
  2. Have Almost Too Much Self-Belief – persevere because you know you’re onto something.
  3. Learn to Think Independently – think from first principles and have people that challenge you.
  4. Get Good at “Sales” – you have to convince others your ideas are good.
  5. Make it Easy to Take Risks – keep your life cheap and flexible for as long as you can.
  6. Focus – spend more time thinking what the focus should be first!
  7. Work Hard – work stamina – a big predictor of success – put in the hours.
  8. Be Bold – boring companies don’t spark the imagination.
  9. Be Wilful – ask for what you want.
  10. Be Hard to Compete With – build up leverage; be different.
  11. Build a Network – of people who are “a force of nature.
  12. You Get Rich by Owning Things – equity, IP, real estate, etc.
  13. Be Internally Driven – be obsessed, extreme, and perform!
    – Sam Altman
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