Don't get lost in the machine where everything that you do has to be tied to production or income. Embed safe zones in your week where you can focus on activities that have no strings attached - things that you do purely for enjoyment. If you are burning the candle at both ends and constantly trying to be "on" every single minute of every day, you will likely limit your growth potential.

How do you turn a lifetime of victim mentality into becoming a victor? Victory follows vigilance and it's the secret to overcoming the way you've always been.

People chase power, but the people that are ahead have developed purpose first and power follows purpose. Unhealthy people chase purpose in pursuit of power. It is impossible to have true power without first identifying your purpose.

There's no way a tree can flourish without being exposed to the elements. You have to be exposed to all of it before you can capitalize on the good parts of life: opinions, hardships, trials, approval, setbacks, etc. You cannot grow without exposing your weaknesses. Just maybe you are being exposed for your own growth, which equals power.

You wouldn't be able to appreciate the good things in your life if you never experience things not working. The great moments are measured comparatively with the dark moments. When you avoid pain, risk, and problems, you are ridding yourself of the greatest achievement of all - the ability to think despite bullets flying at you.

There is no blessing that comes from fear. Too many people are more worried about losing or being taken advantage of than they are giving. It's simple - life is all math. Give more than you get and you will find the success you are looking for.

What is the status of your life as an individual? Are you the type of person who adds or takes away? Remember that there is someone that is worse off than you are. They are struggling and you can be an advocate for that person. Add to those around you each and every day.

If you constantly try to figure out every little move of your life, you will rob yourself the chance to sit in the greatest space of all - absolute certainty, and resolute confidence in the direction of where you're going. The direction of your life deserves far more attention than the individual moves.

The most important moments in your life are not the highlights, rather they are the down moments. The moments that challenge you mentally, physically, or emotionally demand that you rise to the occasion. If you don't, you will fall and lose the ground that you've worked so hard to gain. It's easier to stay at the top of the mountain than it is to climb it, but how you handle the hardest moments in your life will determine how high you can climb.

The ability to enjoy every season is the most important lesson that you can learn. Not predicated on anything around you - the non-circumstantial ability to play the game well in every season. Disconnect from the scoreboard and just go to work.