𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲-𝐓𝐨-𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬.

 

“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.” — Benjamin Disraeli.

Quotes have long been a great source of inspiration for me. That is why I keep a journal dedicated to just quotes. You should give it a try. 

In this article, I want to share with you five easy-to-memorize quotes with really profound lessons. 

📍"𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒕.” — Albert Einstein.

This quote reminds me of the saying that everything is built twice, first in the mind and then in reality.

The mind is indeed a very powerful place. Every success or failure begins with the mind.

As a result, any change you seek to make must be achieved, first, in your imagination (mind) before you can work it out in reality.

What you cannot behold, you cannot become. If you cannot see it with your mind’s eye, you cannot achieve it in reality. As a man imagines (thinks), so is he.

📍“𝑨 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓.” — Grace Hopper.

This screams, “𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘦!”

Safety and security have long been the bane of noteworthy success for most persons.

They come into seasons of their life when they need to take a bold step, make bold decisions, and audacious moves that might be temporarily discomforting, but they let fear cheat them.

Enslaved to fear and a crippling obsession for control, they miss out on such seasons. And although they were made to do life in the center of the ocean, they abort a fine destiny and settle for the security and certainty the ship port gives.

Do not trade your greatness for security and stability.

📍“𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆, 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒕.” — Bernard Bailey.

The world does not revolve around you!

Quit thinking highly of yourself; it will save you unnecessary heartache. You are not deserving of anything. Whatever you get is a blessing. Be grateful.

As a rule of thumb, only make demands where you have invested. And even at that, hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

When you start to see every relationship, opportunity, etc. as a blessing (not your entitlement), you will develop a better appreciation for every blessing you enjoy.

Your only entitlement is death. Every other thing is a blessing. 

Be grateful!

📍“𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.” — T.S. Elliot.

T.S. Elliot beautifully sums up with this quote, a crucial problem in our world today — DISTRACTION.

Our autonomy over how to spend our time continues to decline radically. As a result, some of the things we do daily are not things we consciously set out to do. 

You decide to check a notification on Facebook and before you realize it, you have wasted two hours of your life doing what you never planned to do. 

We are tossed left, right, and center by digital distractions. We are distracted from Facebook by Twitter, from Twitter by Tik-Tok, and the list goes on. It is as though we are being told what to do with our lives. And this is not good because the people stealing your attention don't have your best interest at heart.

You must reclaim your autonomy over how you spend your time from Facebook and Whatsapp. Consciously choose how you wish to spend your time daily. That way you can focus on the things that are most valuable and profitable to you.

📍“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆.” — John Maxwell.

What is your definition of a life well spent?

I think often about my mortality, the inevitable reality of my finitude. And I have concluded that the one goal all humans have in common is not success but an inescapable death. Depressing? I don’t think so.

We are both assured of the fact that someday, regardless of the quality of life we lead as individuals, we will all die.

How does that make you feel?

It becomes important that you live daily conscious of that reality and what it means to you.

Define clearly what things matter the most to you and never sacrifice the ultimate for the immediate.

𝗧𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀!

𝒜  𝐹 𝑒 𝓁 𝓁 🌺 𝓌  𝒴 🌺 𝓊 𝓃 𝑔  𝒜 𝒹 𝓊 𝓁 𝓉