You don't have to be good at everything, you just need to double down on what you're naturally suited for.

Be forgiving with your past self. What's done is done. Take the lessons with you and release the guilt. Be strict with your present self. Win the moment in front of you right now. Be flexible with your future self. There are many paths to success. You don't need life to be a certain way to live well.

The key is to enjoy hanging out on the edge. That is, you find it interesting to attempt things one step beyond where you are right now. It could be the edge of your ability or the edge of your knowledge or the edge of your network. If you reach — but just a little — and you do it every week, then you'll take on challenges that are manageable enough that you win most of the time, but meaningful enough that you improve as well.

Compete externally and you compare. Compete internally and you improve.

A Monday morning question for you: Which distractions in your life have become disguised as priorities?

Focus on the seeds, not the trees. What seeds are you planting today?

Monday morning question for you: What single habit, if implemented consistently for the rest of this year, would transform your life the most?

The fundamentals: Something many people know, but few people practice.

Generally speaking, the person who tells the best story rules their corner of the world.

The most reliable way to change your entire life is by not changing your entire life. If you try to change your life all at once, you will quickly find yourself pulled back into the same patterns as before. But if you merely focus on changing one specific habit, work on it until it becomes part of your normal day, you will find your life changes naturally as a side effect. Improve the whole by mastering one thing.