Be Intentional About Joy

Life isn’t meant to be endured—it’s meant to be enjoyed. Hardship is inevitable, but joy isn’t. Be as intentional about creating happy moments now as you are about preparing for rainy days. Postponing joy briefly builds discipline; postponing it too long breeds despair.

Stop Building What’s Breaking You

It wasn’t until the third story of what’s now the Leaning Tower of Pisa that builders realized the foundation wasn’t solid. But they kept building. Building on a weak foundation never works. You can’t fix what’s broken by doing more of what broke it. Admitting what’s broken isn’t failure — ignoring it is.