It doesn't matter to me any longer how long I live.
What matters to me most
is how I live.
Everyday ask yourself that question.
How you livin'?
That you would not judge,
that you would show up early,
that you'd be kind,
that if you're gonna do something,
you do it the right way.
that it's never wrong to do the right thing,
that how you do anything
is how you do everything.
And in that way you will grow your influence
to make an impact.
In that way you will honor all those
who have gone before you,
who have invested in you.
Look in those unlikeliest places for wisdom.
Enhance your life every day by seeking that wisdom
and asking yourself every night,
"How am I living?"
As Frederick Nietzsche said,
Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen​.
Few in pursuit of the goal.'
And that's one of the things that really trips people up
the way of getting there
with the destination itself
And I think that people, a lot of times
throw hate on having a destination on
buildings towards some big goal of having
some grand thing that they're chasing.
But as Einstein said,
if you want to live a happy life,
tie it to a goal,
not to people,
not to things.
True desire in the heart,
whatever it is you want to do
work hard to get it.
Don't just aspire to make a living
aspire to make a difference.
That was my mindset.
And that's how you get through things.
You put yourself.
You immerse yourself in wherever it is.
And you become that.
You become that, and give yourself no way out.
The scariest thing in the world to me even to this day.
was that that could have been the rest of my life.
I thought then I was trying hard.
That's the scariest thing in the world
To absorb let life touch you.
Don't let it kill you, but let it touch you
The experiences you had,
the good ones and the bad ones,
the highs and the lows.
Part of the gift you can give to others
is the gift of your experience.
If you remember it,
if it's vivid,
if it's powerful,
if it's fresh,
if it's unique,
if it's vital,
you can really affect other people
with the relation of your own relating your own experiences,
just because you weren't too lazy to
live the experience and then reflect on it
live another week and reflect on it.
Take a half a day at the end of the month,
reflecting over the month.
What were the numbers?
Some weren't good.
Some were good.
The books you read
the books you heard about
relating your experiences
at the end of the month
at the end of the year,
take a weekend,
take some time reflecting.