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Time to drop a really big bomb: Pineapple on pizza is delicious.

Rid yourself of the desire to find shortcuts.

It took me 9 years to realize, and I will tell you in 2 minutes. 1. Don't tell them everything Even when you trust your close friends and family.

Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.

The less energy we waste regretting the past or worrying about the future, the more energy we will have for what’s in front of us.

There are 4 types of wealth: 1. Financial wealth (money) 2. Social wealth (status) 3. Time wealth (freedom) 4. Physical wealth (health) Be wary of jobs that lure you in with 1 and 2, but rob you of 3 and 4.

Unhappy people will often be upset by your happiness. Don’t ever make the mistake of apologizing for it.

-- 40-years ago when I told my family and friends I was going to be a stock trader, I was told all the reasons why I shouldn’t and couldn’t. It’s gambling, it’s not a real job, they said. -- When I made my first million dollars, I was told I was lucky. -- When I won the 1997 U.S. Investing Championship with a 155% return, I was asked... did you get lucky? -- When I returned 33,500% in just 5-years with every year up triple-digits, I was told I was in the right place at the right time in a bull market (again luck, lol!) -- When I landed Soros Management as my biggest paying consulting client, I was told I got a lucky break (again, luck? I must be the luckiest guy in the world… lol!). -- When I was included in Jack Schwager’s Stock Market Wizards book, I was told that the best traders were already in Market Wizards 1 & 2. (I wonder if the they told Steven Cohen the same thing). -- When I made my first $10million, I was told that there are many people who are richer than me. -- When I made my first $20million, friends questioned and asked, “yeah, but are you happy?” They still ask that today. The answer is HELL YEAH! (Money is just a magnifier, if you're unhappy, money makes you rich and unhappy. If you're an asshole, money just makes you a rich asshole.) -- When I told my people I was going to write a best-selling trading book, they said, what do you know about writing, you’re not a writer. -- When I told people I was going to write a best-selling mindset book, they said, what do you know about mindset? You’re not a psychologist, you’re a stock trader (well, at least now I was accepted as a stock trader). I now have 4 best-selling books in 14 languages. -- When I told people I was going to enter the 2021 U.S. Investing Championship, they said, it’s all downside, why would you risk your reputation? I won with a 343% return and broke the all-time record in the $1million+ accounts. You see, there will always be people like this in your life; those who discourage, those who lack vision; the skeptics, the followers, and even those that truly care about you who are trying to protect you from disappointment. If I had listened to them, I would have quit and never accomplished the greatest achievements in my life, and I wouldn't be here today inspiring others. If you listen to these types of people and believe them instead of believing in yourself, you will allow them to steal your dream and you will never accomplish what you are truly capable of. Expect to be doubted. Expect to be discouraged. Expect your family to be scared of your big dreams. Expect to be envied. It’s all part of being exceptional. Embrace it, smile, and get back to the work of moving closer to your dream each day, little by little. If you persist unconditionally, you too will amaze the doubters and earn the respect of critics. You will become the champion of your own life, and you will help change the world in a positive way. Best wishes, love and blessings. Have a wonderful day! Mark Minervini Help me inspire the world. Retweeet this post please. #motivation #motivational #inspiration #inspire

Just as one must suffer physical pain to build stronger bone and muscle, one must suffer emotional pain to develop greater emotional resilience, a stronger sense of self, increased compassion, and a generally happier life.

One day, you and everyone you know will die. And beyond a small group of people for an extremely brief period of time, little of what you say or do will ever matter. This is not depressing—rather, it is liberating. There is no excuse to not be who you wish to be, to not love who you wish to love, to not live how you wish to live.

People usually judge you based on where you are at currently, not what you could become eventually. Don't let one comment stop you from trying. File it away or use it as fuel. Focus on getting better. Someone else's analysis of your current position doesn't tell you anything about your current potential.

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The older I get, the more I realize that success at most things isn't about finding the one trick or secret nobody knows about. It's consistently doing the boring, mundane things everyone knows about but is too unfocused/undisciplined to do. Get good at boring.

Nobody is thinking about you. They're too busy thinking of themselves.

Be quiet, work hard, and stay healthy. It’s not ambition or skill that is going to set you apart but sanity.

What if the American Dream really isn't working endlessly to buy a house, commuting 1.5 hours/day, moving far away from your friends & family, & mindlessly saving money for someday 40 years in the future?

Recently, I've started awkwardly jamming one of these questions into conversations with people pretty quickly upon meeting them: "What have you been wrong about lately?" "What are you optimizing your life for at the moment?" "What are you good/bad at saying 'no' to?" As I get older, I get sick of wasting time in social settings. Just tell me who you are and what you care about. The people who struggle to answer, I know we're probably not going to be friends.

When you're lacking motivation, remind yourself: discipline now, freedom later. The labor will pass, and the rewards will last.