Go to the gym and move for at least 30 minutes. For me, this is 80% of the battle.

Even if you “feel” like no one loves you or cares about you, you are most likely loved – and most definitely lovable and worthy of love.

Sometimes, it just takes one conversation with one rational person to stop a horrible irrational decision.

Could it be that everything is fine and complete as is?

The problem with New Year’s resolutions – and resolutions to ‘get in better shape’ in general, which are very amorphous – is that people try to adopt too many behavioral changes at once. It doesn’t work. I don’t care if you’re a world-class CEO – you’ll quit.

If I have 10 important things to do in a day, it’s 100% certain nothing important will get done that day.

If you get distracted or start procrastinating, don’t freak out and downward spiral; just gently come back to your ONE to-do.

Block out at 2-3 hours to focus on one of them for today. Let the rest of the urgent but less important stuff slide. It will still be there tomorrow. 

“Not-to-do” lists are often more effective than to-do lists for upgrading performance.

It’s often what you do, not how you do it, that is the determining factor. This is the difference from being effective; doing the right things, and being efficient; doing things well whether they are important.

People are least productive in reactive mode.

One could argue that I should work on my reactivity instead of avoiding stocks. I’d agree on tempering reactivity, but I’d disagree on fixing weaknesses as a primary investment (or life) strategy.

People don’t want to be millionaires — they want to experience what they believe only millions can buy.

Money doesn’t change you; it reveals who you are when you no longer have to be nice.

If you find yourself saying, “But I’m making so much money” about a job or project, pay attention. “But I’m making so much money,” or “But I’m making good money” is a warning sign that you’re probably not on the right track or, at least, that you shouldn’t stay there for long. Money can always be regenerated. Time and reputation cannot.

I have plenty of money to do what I want to do, and I have the relationships.

Your network is your net worth.

Being financially rich and having the ability to live like a millionaire are fundamentally two very different things.

If you can free your time and location, your money is automatically worth 3-10 times as much.

Enough is enough. Lemmings no more. The blind quest for cash is a fool’s errand.

“Someday” is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.

Look for flexible principles so that you can then have a toolkit that’s adaptable.

The fishing is best where the fewest go and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone is aiming for base hits.

It isn’t enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.