When you grow up poor, you think it’s normal to regularly struggle with health issues of all sorts, then if you are lucky enough to escape your circumstances and build your way up, you realize that most of those “health issues” naturally disappear once you remove the constant financial stress, the self-doubt generated by playing games that are stacked against you, and the relationships that you were forced to maintain just because you had no other choice.

“Bad luck” is mostly arrogance and complacency that people fail to notice until it’s too late.

Becoming more negative and cynical as you get older is mostly the sign that you are not enjoying your current version of yourself, your current relationships, your current life. When you actually enjoy your journey, you become more optimistic, relaxed, and childlike.

Cynicism is what happens when you have no dream of your own.

Most relationship struggles are actually self-investment struggles; people who neglect themselves are always full of insecurities, and people full of insecurities always create unnecessary drama.

It doesn't matter what you are trying to achieve, you will struggle to make significant progress as long as you are afraid of ignoring the rest of the world temporarily. Everyone is constantly trying to get your attention, and if you don't tightly guard your time and energy, you will just spend your whole life doing everything superficially and achieving nothing substantially. You might actually even end up with some money and status for being a compliant worker, but you will also feel empty inside, because you will always know that you were merely walking on someone else's path, a joyless and not nearly as meaningful trip. A successful journey begins with the courage to make your own choices, not look back, and keep moving forward despite the consequences of the inevitable mistakes you will have to deal with along the way.

People who make you question, through their ambitions and achievements, what you are doing with your life, are actually a blessing in disguise; it's so common to start living on autopilot, forget your dreams, betray your potential, and wake up old wondering what you did during all these decades.

"Luck" is what happens when you maintain good habits long enough.

We naturally absorb the feelings of the people around us, that's why regardless of what you want to achieve, it's a big competitive advantage to be surrounded by people who are calm, confident, optimistic about the future.

A circle of close friends who will unapologetically call you out on your excuses is a blessing to have.

Marry someone with self-respect who is disciplined about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and a lot of common relationship issues will never happen. A great marriage is quite simple, but it requires two people who know how to stay high-energy, clear-minded, emotionally mature, and happy alone, and these people are rare, and it’s even rarer for them to end up with each other.

You actually become luckier when you think of yourself as a lucky person; there is something about pessimistic vibes that prevent life-changing opportunities to ever reach you.

Growing up in an "unfair" environment is actually one of the best gifts a kid can get in order to nurture the mental strength they will need throughout the rest of their lives, because life is and will always remain "unfair."

You don’t need to be naturally talented, you need to be unnaturally persistent.

Every time you catch yourself judging someone else, remember it’s a signal from reality that you are no longer walking in the right direction; your mental energy should be spent on figuring out how to become a better person, not on feeling better about yourself by internally putting down others.

Too many parents want their kids to be driven and involved in meaningful pursuits even though they themselves are not. Your kids absorb your energy, your mental clarity, your ambitions. If you struggle with your own values, your kids will inevitably struggle too.

“Overthinkers” are just people with no long-term ambitious goal and too much free time on their hands.

“Bad luck” is mostly people overestimating their abilities and underestimating the price to pay to build the life they want. It’s the direct consequence of arrogance you didn’t know you had.

A loving family and thoughtful friends will actually help you find the meaningful purpose you seek. People who think they need to have everything figured out before they get married, have kids, afford time for friendships, have it backwards and are missing the whole point.