Giving without expecting something in return, or having a plan for why you’re doing it, is one of the nicest feelings. However, as a bonus, in the long run, it almost always also opens doors for you.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

With all the recent market ‘developments’, I couldn’t help but think:

Dear #crypto, I’m back to #sportsbetting. There I can at least see and yell at the culprits 🙂
However, in all seriousness, if you’re not buying now, or HODLing at best, then I must conclude you spent more than you could afford, and/or that you really didn’t believe in it the first time around.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Dear #crypto, I’m back to #sportsbetting. There I can at least see and yell at the culprits ? https://t.co/kTmB3L67TE

— Nikola Brežnjak (@HitmanHR) January 24, 2022

Today’s thought is not originally mine, but a quote from an amazing (short, beautifully illustrated – I mean, just check the featured image, and thought-provoking) book by, a constantly great performer, Simon Sinek called Together is better:

A vision is like a dream – it will disappear unless we do something with it. Do something big or do something small. But stop wondering and go on an adventure.

Whatever it is, you’ve (I’ve, we’ve) probably done enough of the research already. So, instead of reading just ‘one more’ post, or going through ‘one more’ tutorial, just go and do it. START! Who cares if you fail. Get up, learn!, and try again – just do it!

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Simon does it again with Together is better ? https://t.co/GjT5Xjeag7

— Nikola Brežnjak (@HitmanHR) January 23, 2022

Self-improvement without gratitude and humility is just another form of feeling superior over others and boosting one’s ego.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Put the damn phone away when you’re supposed to be having a conversation with someone in person. Some love talking about conspiracy theories and how ‘someone up there’ is controlling them. It pains me to see that we (yes, me too, as I’m not some kind of a no-mobile monk) are letting ourselves be controlled by our own devices, and all that to a detriment to our human connections.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Work hard and go the extra kilometer (miles are overrated 😉) even if there’s nothing in it for you. You’ll learn that’s easier to do when you actually love what you do.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Work harder https://t.co/xipm4MHxLd

— Nikola Brežnjak (@HitmanHR) January 20, 2022

At what point do you give up?

I’m not thinking about the average “do only what’s necessary” folks. I’m thinking about the people that have the drive. Those that want to “make it” (whatever that means for them).

Is it when you run out of funding, or when you no longer share the same enthusiasm for the vision, or when you start hitting the point of diminishing returns (granted you already have a certain level of what you’re after)?

I want to believe that we never give up – that we only pivot along the way to new (and mostly better) paths.

So, really, giving up is not an option. Pivoting is more than welcome and, in the long run, a sound strategic tactic.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Jim Rohn said it nicely: “We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.”. And the thing is, one hurts a lot at the moment but brings you joy later, the other doesn’t hurt at all now, but brings you unrepairable sorrow later.
Couple this one with consistency.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

If you don’t learn (through some form of introspection) how to deal with the imposter syndrome, you’ll never reach your max potential. I discussed this topic in length on the Devthink podcast.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Seems like not much has changed since Juvenal said this. The bread was upgraded to unhealthy mixtures of salt/sugar/fat that make you crave for more, and the games have indeed become a true plural – enabling one to consume them at almost any hour of the day. The thing is, it’s not necessarily ‘them’ who are trying to ‘control’ you; it’s also the easier choice of an individual – to consume, to escape, and not be ‘bothered’ with what’s really happening in his town/city/country/world. #sunday-blues

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.