Focus on pointing your compass

No one knows what they want to be when they grow up. It’s comforting as a young person to know that you aren’t really supposed to “figure it out” when it comes to your future. Just focus on pointing your compass in the right direction, embracing curiosity, and getting around great people. If you do that, good things will happen.

You get to choose your hard

Life is hard, but fortunately, you get to choose your hard. It's hard to build deep, meaningful relationships. It's also hard to live on the surface with everyone. It's hard to build the body you want. It's also hard to see your body atrophy from lack of use. It's hard to build a life of purpose. It's also hard to live without one. Choose your hard.

Set those goals based on actions

If you set a goal based on something you can’t work toward, then you’re setting yourself up for a quest with no ending. You might feel like a failure, unnecessarily so — because you chose a goal that’s disconnected from everything you can achieve. If you want to set real, meaningful goals, then set those goals based on actions — and not based on outcomes.

Be Present

In our digital age, genuine presence is rare. Be the person who listens, engages, and truly connects. Relationships are a two-way street. Offer support and be open to receiving it. Together, we're stronger.

Your Ally in the Journey

Focus on nurturing deep, meaningful relationships. A few strong allies are better than a legion of acquaintances. Social media can be a great tool to connect with like-minded people. Most misuse this tool. Don't act like the normies. Level up your life by leveling up your network.

When you’re young

When you’re young, you believe that there will be many people with whom you’ll connect with deeply. Later in life, you come to realize that it only happens a few times. A few moments, frozen in genuine beauty, where you look at someone and you know, from a place deep within yourself, that they are going to mean something to you, that they are rare.

Everyone has a form of social anxiety

We’re all worried, to varying degrees, about how we’re coming across to others. It’s a silent thread that keeps us from doing things that harm our societal organism. It’s normal to feel fear in the face of potential rejection. Even extroverts can be shy. In fact, extroverts can be the most socially insecure of all. The best we can do is nurture the vital habit of letting go of this concern as best we can.