Our Face When We Meet Someone Who’s Never Seen Star Wars.

voting, elections, demo cracy

If we argue that by not participating in elections, we're making a statement that we reject the political system and we don't even want to take part in the system, we're being stupid

We're already a part of the political system, politics pervades the society and us

Elections give us a chance to influence the system

By not voting, you're making yourself more powerless

humility and generosity

Humility is acknowledging your weaknesses, not denying your strengths

Generosity is elevating others, not diminishing yourself

meditate

just observe your breath

autonomy and accountability go hand in hand

Autonomy without accountability is useless. You're free. Free for what? Free to do what? We need to specify. You're not free to fly like a bird and fall like a stone. You're not (always) free to travel without a visa.

Direction is important with freedom.

If you want autonomy you have to be accountable for something. The reverse is also true: If someone holds you accountable for something, they should give you autonomy.

enjoy life

Do things according to your intuition, then find reasons to justify them.

Sometimes you need to do research and find reasons beforehand. While doing this, be patient. You will get whatchu want.

Be patient always. Things will happen for you. Good things will happen for you.

But also have the courage to face izzues when things don't go your way.

Don't be disappointed or distraught.

Don't get angry at people, things, or circumstances.

Understand that it was always one of the results and accept it with patience.

Enjoy life.

86 units shy of a stupid degree

I don't have a marketing degree, so I work harder than those with one.

I don't have that piece of paper to point to when people ask for my qualifications so I've built a body of work that I can point to instead.

Work that I've poured my everything into.

Work that shows bottom-line improvement numbers because I don't have grades to show.

When I take up a project I put my back into it because I know that if I fail people won't attribute it to market conditions, budget constraints, or bad luck but to my lack of a marketing degree, formal education, and theoretical knowledge.

formula for success

part luck + part privilege + part hard work + part talent

Luck and talent cannot be controlled

Privilege can be influenced or bought

That's why we focus on hard work

But if we don't succeed, it's not always because we didn't work hard enough

And actually it's almost always luck

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