Quotes

"Conversation gives me a chance to know what I think."

<n>Erwin Raphael McManus</n> speaking on the <n>MINDSHIFT Podcast</n>.

"Overthinking traps us in trying to control outcomes instead of choosing action"



Erwin Raphael McManus

"The biggest thing an artist can cultivate in this world right now is trust."


"Trust builds tactile relationships."


"Nothing is more real than the relationships you build."

I've learned more in 3 years enterpreneurship than in 12 years of education in schools/uni.

A manifesto from <n>Variant</n> co-founders <n>Ben South</n> and <n>David Byttow</n>.

As long as you're held captive by the opinions of others and your identity is dominantly shaped by what other people say about you and think about you, you will never know yourself. You really have to come to a place where what other people say is irrelevant to your identity.


– Erwin Raphael McManus

Create like a child and edit like a scientist

“Isn’t it beautiful that our hearts grow to fit new people, that our love expands.



Your heart will make the space, it’s up to you to lean in or lean out.”

"People remember the peak and end of an experience."

lol, so many thoughts on this: 

- yes, especially early on super hard sometimes
- saw many friends struggle too 
- explanations are too long, require deep understanding 

i've figured it's best to say: 
- 2-3 words who it's for
- 1 sentence what they struggle with
- "and we

“Great things are often made up of imperfect elements.”

And I think a part of finding your authentic voice is accepting the fact that when you see yourself, you may not like yourself fully. But you have to learn how to love yourself.

And go, I can love myself and still not like everything about me. But what I will love is that I'm willing to grow and change and develop as a human being. That's when you find your authentic voice.

– Erwin Raphael McManus

If you are fearing AI to replace you, you are identifying yourself only as just one craft, or one skill.

Become a jack of all trades and leverage AI as your advantage.

Become a master of tools, and build new tools. AI is just a tool.

So use it as one.

Be the master.

what i look for in partners
founders or talents 

discipline in their passion
resilience in their character 
consistency in their lifestyle  

these 3 combined 

makes you a force of nature
in a world full of distractions 

helps you avoid small wins 
to pursue higher purpose…

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”


## *– Ira Glass*

A man:
1. Rejects Passivity
2. Accepts Responsibility
3. Leads Courageously
4. Loves Endlessly