Things I had on my whiteboard in 2025.
Faith
- Work is ministry
- Schedule and allocate prayer time
- “…bringing into captivity every though to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Cor 10:5
- “…Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Prov 16:3
- Bear good fruit
Business
- Maximize value driven events
- Nothing matters except execution
- Offer solutions, help people.
- Start narrow niche then expand.
- Work to be needed to provide value
- Take appropriate risks.
Goals
- Clearly define future to reduce uncertainty
- Pursue valued goals
- Long term goals
- Initiate action to achieve goals
- Most people are time wasters without goals or priorities
- Align current self with future self
- Never forget the reasons why, strength
Motivation
- Outcomes result from action
- Earn success with hard work
- Work ethic is a reflection of gratitude
- If you truly want to stop, you will
- Fall in love with the process, not the destination
- 2 minute rule, do tasks now if less than 2 minutes
- Work smart and hard
- Less planning more doing
Qualities
- Resilience
- Take the leap
- Trust in ability, believe in capacity
- Failure informs, not crushes
- An idle mind or a mind at rest is sin’s playground. Get busy.
- Structure environment to remove non-productive dopamine sources
- Massive ownership
- Personal responsibility
- Face challenges
- Eliminate negative energy
- Wake up before dawn, go for walk 1.5 hours before dawn
- Behavior influences mood, act confidently to reinforce pathways
- Be a fountain that overflows and provides energy rather than takes energy
Behavior
- Act properly, don’t drop frame
- Rooted in strength
- Total certainty
- Control of situation
- Unmovable
- Emotions remain in the land of vibe, spiritual, not logical
- Believe and trust in capacity, ability, capability for success
- Time is the only thing you can’t buy back, don’t squander it, how much can you achieve
- Systems, habits, and resilience are the foundation of extraordinary results
Latin
- Carpe diem – seize the day
- Fortes fortuna adiuvat – Fortune favors the bold
- Memento mori – Remember you must die (live with purpose)
- Si vis pacem, para bellum – If you want peace, prepare for war
- Omnia vincit amor – Love conquers all
Quotes
- I’m certain that most capable people don’t believe in themselves enough and a lack of confidence killed more dreams than a lack of competence ever did. (Chris Williamson)
- There is a guy out there with half your talent but ten times your self belief making five times the money. (George Mack)
- The world belongs to optimists because if you’re going to do anything big you have to believe it’s going to happen otherwise it never will. (Alex Hormozi)
- Don’t Aim for Mediocre: Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for “realistic” goals, paradoxically making them the most time- and energy-consuming. (Tim Ferris)
Category: Self