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Life is nothing but earning people and losing them at different stages.
Give. But don’t allow yourself to be used. Love. But don’t allow your heart to be used. Listen. But don’t lose your own voice.
Without communication, there is no relationship. Without respect, there is no love. Without trust, there is no reason to continue.
The funny thing is when you start feeling happy alone, that’s when everyone decides to be with you.
Being unique is better than being perfect.
High standards protect you from low quality experiences.
People will generally respect you about as much as you respect yourself.
Hard work is overrated. It’s only useful if you’ve found an area where you have an advantage.
Maturity is learning to not blame other people for your bullshit.
Confidence is not a belief in success, it’s a comfort with failure.
A nice dinner with people you love is 10x better than a party with a hundred people you don’t.
You’re not a tree. If you aren't happy in your current situation, move. Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.
You know when a friend asks you how you’re doing and you decide to be completely honest, you tell them how hard things have been recently and they receive what you’re saying with genuine attention and care – that’s the type of friend that really makes a difference in your life.
Learn to love criticism. It’s fuel for you. Use criticism to improve yourself, your product, or your service. Taking it personally is just a waste of time.
You can choose to be happy. We don’t control what happens to us, but we do control how we respond to it. If you feel that you don’t have control, you’ve got some work to do
If it doesn’t bring peace, profits, or purpose, then don’t give it your time, energy, or attention.
Improve your skills. Highly paid people are well compensated because they have skills that are hard to replace. Adopt a growth mindset, get better every day, never stop improving.
People don’t always need advice. Sometimes all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them.
Real friends: when you get to the top, your friends know who you are. When you hit the bottom, you know who your friends are.
We gravitate towards the familiar because it gives us a false sense of safety. Most of us will choose a familiar pain over an unknown alternative.
Growth and change can feel uncomfortable. But, lack of growth and change can be detrimental.
Darwin, 1/2022
Ellie Do
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