Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Some Taylor Swift Quotes I liked excited for Reputation to come out!

2017-09-07T13:39:00.001-07:00

"I'm intimidated by the fear of being average"

- I think a lot of successful people have this feel its been a common trend I've noticed

"I think every girls dream is to find a bad boy at the right time when he wants to not be bad anymore"

"One element of Madonna's career that really takes center stage is how many times she's reinvented herself. It's easier to stay in one look, one comfort zone, one musical style. Its inspiring to see someone whose only predictable quality is being unpredictable."

- How can we constantly reinvent out lives. My dad said that same thing about his Dentistry career.

"There are so many emotions that you're feeling, you can get stifled by them if you're feeling them all at once. What I try to do is take one moment - one simple, simple feeling - and expand it into three and a half minutes."

- I wish I had a way to process my feelings like that. Trying to figure it out... I'd like it to be productive like song writing

"My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have."

- I can relate

"I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling."

"I don't live by all these rigid, weird rules that make me feel all fenced in. I just like the way that I feel like and that makes me feel very free."

"Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun."

Sheryl Sandberg's commencement speech

2016-05-15T16:03:00.001-07:00

A must watch (even though its a CAL commencement speech)-

http://www.vox.com/2016/5/15/11676812/sheryl-sandberg-commencement-speech-uc-berkeley

Thank you for my wonderful family and loved ones.

3 p's

Kick the shit out of option B (if all you have is option B)

Be resilient

Be thankful for all that we have.

Become the best version of yourself.

We are stronger than we ever imagined

Big short

2016-04-27T16:02:00.001-07:00

Great movie loved this quote - "People want an authority to tell them how to value things, but they choose this authority not based on facts or results. They choose it because it seems authoritative and familiar. I’ve never been authoritative or familiar.” Dr michael burry

Taylor swift - such an iconoclast

2016-02-16T13:34:00.001-08:00

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swifts-inserts-kanye-west-dig-in-cutting-grammy-acceptance-speech-20160216

"There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success, or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame," Swift said. "But if you just focus on the work and you don't let those people sidetrack you, someday, when you get where you're going, you'll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there, and that will be the greatest feeling in the world."

A trip down the memory lane...

2016-01-18T12:28:00.001-08:00

My good luck card to my teammate for pac 10s back in 2006. A wise saying about being out of your comfort zone! It's the most fun.

Phil knight

2016-01-01T15:39:00.001-08:00

There comes a time in every life when the past recedes and the future opens. It's that moment when you turn to face the unknown. Some will turn back to what they already know. Some will walk straight ahead into uncertainty. I can't tell you which one is right. But I can tell you which one is more fun.

Great speech about how great teams operate

2015-12-30T13:00:00.001-08:00

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1027128327308571&id=121505091204237&refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fstanfordfootball%2Fvideos%2F1027128327308571%2F

Hall of Fame

2014-06-22T15:14:00.001-07:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk48xRzuNvA&feature=kp

You want to see a miracle, son? Be the miracle.

2013-05-26T22:20:00.001-07:00

Parting your soup is not a miracle, Bruce. It's a magic trick. A single mom who's working two jobs and still finds time to take her kid to soccer practice, that's a miracle. A teenager who says "no" to drugs and "yes" to an education, that's a miracle. People want me to do everything for them. But what they don't realize is *they* have the power. You want to see a miracle, son? Be the miracle.

Bill Cosby Commencement Speech - Be You

2013-02-23T23:15:00.001-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY-WFfajWq8

2012-12-11T19:24:00.001-08:00

Run your race. Don't look around.

2012-09-10T21:21:00.000-07:00

"So many people today spend valuable time and energy trying to make everyone around them happy. They want to be approved, accepted and affirmed. There’s nothing wrong with that, but you can’t let the opinions of others become your focus or distract you.

When a professional runner races, you don’t see them looking around at the other runners, wondering how they are doing. No, they have their mind focused on one thing: the finish line. They don’t waste valuable energy comparing themselves or wondering what’s going on around them. Instead, they focus on winning the prize. This is how we should be in life.

My challenge to you today is: run your race. Don’t let people squeeze you into their mold. Remember, you don’t have to try to play up to people. You don’t have to worry about what everyone else thinks. As long as you’re being true to what God has put in your heart, don’t look to the left or to the right. Stay focused on your goals."

- Calvin Thomas

It is not the critic who counts...

2011-11-13T17:40:00.001-08:00

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. - T. Roosevelt

why liberal arts majors hire engineers

2011-11-06T15:31:00.001-08:00

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/foremski/if-steve-jobs-were-starting-out-today-he-would-struggle-to-get-funding-hes-a-marketeer-not-an-engineer/2010

Facebook Movie

2011-06-27T21:41:00.000-07:00

I thought this was an awesome scene-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC5wVJrhzl0

"The VC's want to say... good idea kid grown ups will take it from here, but not this time. This is our time. You are going to hand them a business card that says, I'm CEO bitch..."

This could really be a good Life

2011-05-13T15:11:00.001-07:00

I love this song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdlTt3E7w4Y

Stanford Acceptance Letter

2011-04-29T12:48:00.000-07:00

"For all the times you stayed up late to get it right; practiced, rehearsed, and gave it your all; studied something because you loved it, not because it would be on the test; took a risk instead of following the easy path; volunteered your time, talent, and energy."

Churchill - Never ever give up

2011-04-05T13:56:00.000-07:00

"Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, give up. Never give up. Never give up. Never give up."

To be successful in your life and business, here is what Winston Churchill told us:

"The pessimist sees the problems in every opportunity. Whereas the optimist sees the opportunity in every problem"

"Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense"

"Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, give up. Never give up. Never give up. Never give up."

Advice from Tech Crunch

2011-04-01T00:06:00.001-07:00

Get it out of your head and onto paper—When I had to explain to Bill and the rest of my board that, as a public company, I thought that it would be best if we sold all of our customers and all of our revenue and changed business, it was messing with my mind. In order to finalize that decision, I wrote down a detailed explanation of my logic. The process of writing that document separated me from my own psychology and enabled me to make the decision swiftly.

Focus on the road not the wall—When they train racecar drivers, one of the first lessons is when you are going around a curve at 200 MPH, do not focus on the wall; focus on the road. If you focus on the wall, you will drive right into it. If you focus on the road, you will follow the road. Running a company is like that. There are always a thousand things that can go wrong and sink the ship. If you focus too much on them, you will drive yourself nuts and likely capsize your company. Focus on where you are going rather than on what you hope to avoid.

Climb every mountain, ford every stream, Follow every rainbow, 'til you find your dream!

2010-12-26T23:16:00.000-08:00

Climb every mountain, search high and low
Follow every byway, every path you know.
Climb every mountain, ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow, 'til you find your dream!

A dream that will need
all the love you can give,
Every day of your life
for as long as you live.

Climb every mountain, ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow, 'til you find your dream!

Entrepreneurs

2010-11-30T23:27:00.000-08:00

“An entrepreneur is defined as a person who is willing to live like no one else will so that one day they can live like no one else can.” – Anonymous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c__ESApFGss

You never know how far you can go unless your run

2010-11-14T22:09:00.000-08:00

Secretariat. Penny Chenery, is an entrepreneur and goes against criticism in a male dominated world. One great scene - All the investors reject her and she gets one to invest on the terms she believes in, and they all follow. She gets rejected by all the investors at first, by her husband, by her brother, etc, but she continues to believe in herself.

One quote - "You never know how far you can go unless you run."

“I will not live the rest of my life in regret.” – Chenery

Are you limiting your creativity?

2010-10-04T21:25:00.000-07:00

This is an interesting artcile: http://www.copyblogger.com/creativity-killers/

Some of what limits creativity:

Creating and evaluating at the same time
Fear of ambiguity
Being trapped by false limit

Awesome article everyone should read

2010-09-19T14:26:00.001-07:00

http://www.smarta.com/advice/starting-up/starting-your-own-business/10-lame-excuses-for-not-starting-your-own-business

She's a wild one

2010-08-29T11:25:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WifpCsOQ3JM

"Wild One"

They said change your clothes
She said no I won't
They said comb your hair
She said some kids don't
And her parents dreams went up in smoke

They said you can't leave
She said yes I will
They said don't see him
She said his name is Bill
She's on a roll and it's all uphill

She's a wild one
With an angel's face
She's a woman-child
In a state of grace
When she was 3 years old on her daddy's knee
He said you can be anything you want to be
She's a wild one
Runnin' free

She loves Rock and Roll
They said it's Satan's tongue
She thinks they're too old
They think she's too young
And the battle lines are clearly drawn

She's a wild one
With an angel's face
She's a woman-child
In a state of grace
When she was 3 years old on her daddy's knee
He said you can be anything you want to be
She's a wild one
Runnin' free

She has future plans and dreams at night
When they tell her life is hard she says that's alright

She's a wild one
With an angel's face
She's a woman-child
In a state of grace
When she was 3 years old on her daddy's knee
He said you can be anything you want to be
She's a wild one
Runnin' free