Most “drama” naturally disappear once you hang out with people of equivalent talent, intelligence, and ambition. You will effortlessly understand each other and because you know the price to pay to reach your respective goals, you will never waste each other’s time. #orangebook #Ambition #Talent #Intelligence

So much success in life boils down to keeping yourself unemployed enough that you can stop everything you were doing with no hesitation, and take the jump when the game was obviously getting redefined: you just needed to pay attention and not blindly follow the herd. #orangebook #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #RiskTaking

In a society where technological leaps keep redefining the rules of every game, people who refuse to unlearn and relearn their methods are actually choosing to suffer very unnecessarily. #orangebook #Adaptability #Resilience #Learning

People who can't find peace within are always out there seeking conflicts with people who were just minding their own business. #orangebook #InnerPeace #Conflict #Mindfulness

Not being able to appreciate silence and unstimulated time alone is the sign that you don't have much ongoing in your mind; otherwise, you would understand that these are gifts for your creative output. #orangebook #Silence #Creativity #Mindfulness

Everybody wants quick changes nowadays. They all seek sophisticated gambles to get rich quick. They jump from one relationship to the next one like they're flipping cards. They talk fast but say not much. They travel all around the world to avoid the fact that they have no home. Nothing good comes to life without commitment and patience. "Talented people" have been dedicated to their craft for several decades. "Smart people" have simply always been curious. People with a loving family and genuine friends have simply always genuinely cared. The wealthiest life you could live in the broadest sense starts emerging once you stop looking for shortcuts, start being honest with yourself about who you truly want to be, gather the courage to pay the price, and start walking the journey without flip flopping every few years. People in their twenties or thirties who "have it all" simply had the self-awareness to start their journey as a kid, enough focus to not get distracted by the lives of others, and enough courage to not give up despite their mind giving them every possible excuse to do so. Most people never get the chance to hang out with top musicians, athletes, engineers, artists; they would otherwise realize that a lot of "talent" is about starting at age four with relentless discipline and passionate curiosity, and still being at it several decades later. #orangebook #Commitment #Patience #Discipline

Once you get in the best physical shape of your life, you realize that the cure for all your mental struggles were the self-discipline to stick to the training, diet, and lifestyle that you knew you were always supposed to maintain, as well as enough self-respect to build relationships with people who were focused on clear goals, since such people have no time to get offended or create worthless drama. #orangebook #SelfDiscipline #MentalHealth #Relationships

The best things in life are not attained directly, they are merely side effects of striving to become the best version of yourself, that’s how you gain skills that will ensure your wealth, that’s how you will marry someone who will match your energy, that’s how you will raise kids who will believe in themselves. #orangebook #SelfImprovement #PersonalGrowth #LifeGoals

Worrying about not being a good enough parent is a self-fulfilling prophecy as anxiety gets infused in your child. Forget about parenting, strive to be the best person you can be, you will naturally be able to show your kids the right direction and inspire them to move forward. #orangebook #Parenting #Anxiety #Inspiration

You don't need to become a monk in a mountain to find peace of mind, you can challenge yourself every day with the hard goals that your unique talents can solve, and you will not only be rewarded by society, but also feel rewarded internally, with confidence, clarity, direction. #orangebook #PeaceOf #SelfImprovement #GoalSetting

Anxiety fades away as you start working on yourself with more conviction. #orangebook #SelfImprovement #AnxietyRelief #Mindfulness

People always accuse others of what they are doing themselves, you are not being a good person for the sake of others, you are doing it for the sake of your own peace of mind. #orangebook #Projection #Self-interest #PeaceOf

Most people who struggle to understand where all the kind, thoughtful, good people are, are actually struggling to look at themselves in a mirror objectively. Your relationships with others are merely a reflection of your own energy. If you never attract who you want to have in your life, that's life telling you that you need to change as a person. #orangebook #SelfReflection #PersonalGrowth #Relationships

People with insecurities and mental health issues that they refuse to acknowledge burn so many bridges throughout the years. They act compulsively and always regret it later. Having a lot of long-term thriving friendships is a sign that you are mentally and emotionally stable. #orangebook #MentalHealth #Insecurities #Friendships

There are so many smart people who grow nowhere near who they could have been because they never developed the courage to embrace uncertainty and as a result, they always had a very smart, sophisticated excuse to not take the jump every time they had a life-changing opportunity. #orangebook #Courage #Uncertainty #Opportunity

Freedom without mental clarity is actually not a gift. Most people who think that they would achieve so much more if they were free to do what they wanted, would actually end up putting themselves in much worse situations. If you already feel confused when your options are limited, you're not gonna suddenly become a genius when you have unlimited options, regardless of what you want to believe. There is quite a line between believing in yourself and being delusional. #orangebook #MentalClarity #Freedom #Self-awareness

A lot of relationships fail not because people don't love each other enough, but precisely because they naively assumed that "love" would allow them to be blind to everything else. In doubt, stay pragmatic. Financial responsibility, a healthy lifestyle, a fulfilling job, time alone, you can't compromise on them if you want to increase the chances that the person you love stay that way. Or better, if you truly love them, to give them an opportunity to grow into an even better person. #orangebook #Relationships #Love #Pragmatism

Don't get involved with people who have no drive to become a better person and who refuse to take responsibility for where they are in life, you will suddenly save so much time and energy, and you will suddenly get "luckier" in many ways as you focus your energy on what matters. #orangebook #PersonalGrowth #Responsibility #Energy

In both your professional and private life, you never need to manage anyone if you choose your people well. #orangebook #Management #People #Choice

When you have no talent of your own to nurture, you end up judging the talents of others; the most talented people are all minding their own business, and as much as they might occasionally make other people feel slightly uncomfortable due to their higher standards, they barely think about others at all, let alone judging them. #orangebook #Talent #Judging #Standards