Greenlights
Matthew McConnaughey
Summary
Biography of a great actor, writer and storyteller. Entertaining read with lots of key lessons to take away
Rating: 5/5
Notes
Stepping in shit is inevitable so let’s either see it as good luck or figure out how to do it less often
Persist, pivot or concede. It’s up to us, our choice every time
Moods are momentary, intent is momentous
‘Don’t walk into a place like you want to buy it, walk in like you own it’
Knowing the truth, seeing the truth and telling the truth are all different experiences
‘Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn’
That’s what we all want - to believe in and be believed in. We all must earn belief in ourselves first and then for each other
Cool never tries, cool just is
Less impressed, more involved
If you’re not a starter and you think you should be, give em no choice in the decision. Play so well it’s undeniable
When you can, ask yourself if you want before you do
We have to prepare to have freedom. We have to do the work to then do the job. We have to prepare for the job so we can be free to do the work
Reach beyond your grasp, have immortal finish lines and turn your red light green because a roof is a man made thing
Don’t invent dreams, it’ll come on its own
Just because the seats are empty doesn’t mean they’re not taken. Sometimes the guest list needs to be for one - you
Sometimes we have to leave what we know to find out what we know
Sometimes which choice you made is not as important as making a choice and committing to it
Educate before you indict
It is not about win or lose, it is about do you accept the challenge
The arrow doesn’t seek the target, the target draws the arrow
The great man is not all to each, he is each to all. The genius can do anything but does one thing at a time
It’s not a risk unless you can lose the fight
‘If everything we did was right, we’d never know what was wrong’
‘What is success to me?’ Continue to ask yourself that question
Live your legacy now
The soul objective - live with the end in mind
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Make Something Wonderful
Steve Jobs
Summary
The life of Steve Jobs in his own words
Rating: 5/5
Notes
Make something wonderful and put it out there
‘You appear, have a chance to blaze in the sky, then you disappear’
When you’re a stranger in a place, you notice thing you don’t otherwise (Jobs after India trip)
Whenever you start with nothing, always shoot for the moon. You have nothing to lose.
You never achieve what you want without falling on your face a few times
Never be afraid to fail. You never achieve what you want without falling flat on your face a few times
We are never taught to listen to our intuitions, to develop and nurture them. But if you do pay attention to these subtle insights, you can make them come true
Creativity equals connecting previously unrelated experiences and insights others don’t see
Believe that some of what you follow with your heart will come back and make your life richer. And it will. And you will gain even firmer trust on your instincts and intuitions
Make your avocation your vocation. Make what you love your work.
The journey is the reward. The reward isn’t in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it’s in crossing the rainbow
To find A+ talent, if experienced, look at their track record and results
The world we know is a human creation and we can push it forward
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do (read whole ad ‘here’s to the crazy ones)
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit - Aristotle
Hire people better than you are
You can’t plan to meet the people who will change your life
It’s impossible to connect the dots looking forward, but they make sense looking backwards so you have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future
Everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you
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