Jacob Matthew

Total money generated isn’t what affirms great art. Intended impact on people is what affirms great art.

Responsive > Reactive

If you want me to be great, stop expecting me to be normal.

The first step in becoming a leader is to become somebody worth following.

3 Benefits of a Nomadic Worldview: 1. Home stops being a place and becomes a mindset. 2. Small inconveniences have less power over you. 3. You begin to see people more for their humanity and less for their differences.

Don't be afraid to feel.

Money and success are symptoms, not goals.

You have two fundamental responsibilities in this life: to grow and to contribute.

Positive energy is reciprocal and life-giving. Negative energy is expensive and limited.

When reality isn't matching your expectations, you have two options: 1. Remove the expectation. 2. Remove the person from whom you've been expecting.

People are not students for you to teach. They are portals to information that you do not yet have.

People don't get what they think they deserve. People get what will most probably happen to them.

Most people are average.

In a world that runs on impulse, self-control becomes a superpower.

Coming up with your peers > Bringing people with you

Feel deeply. Think thoroughly. Act decisively.

Don't confuse release and rest.

Chosen Rules > Prescribed Dogma

If something isn't working, change it. That is the only thing to do. Accept that the destination has always been unknown.

Schedule self-development into your day. Or don't. Just know that either way, it's your choice.