There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.
TIM FERRISSThere are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.
TIM FERRISSIt’s not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
TIM FERRISSMost people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge.
TIM FERRISSThe fishing is best where the fewest go. There is just less competition for bigger goals.
TIM FERRISSDo not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
TIM FERRISSThe question you should be asking isn’t, “What do I want?” or “What are my goals?” but “What would excite me?
TIM FERRISSIf we define risk as ‘the likelihood of an irreversible negative outcome,’ inaction is the greatest risk of all.
TIM FERRISSIt isn’t enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.
TIM FERRISSI have plenty of money to do what I want to do, and I have the relationships.
TIM FERRISSLack of time is actually lack of priorities.
TIM FERRISSCreating demand is hard. Filling demand is easier. Don’t create a product, then seek someone to sell it to. Find a market – define your customers – then find or develop a product for them.
TIM FERRISSWhen you try to do something big its hard to fail completely.
TIM FERRISSPacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.
TIM FERRISSBeing selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.
TIM FERRISSExercise is overrated.
TIM FERRISSThe best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.
TIM FERRISS