Hell yeah or no

by Derek Sivers

Actions, not words, reveal our real values:
Start doing what you say you want to do, and see if it’s really true.

Keep earning your title, or it expires:
Success comes from doing, not declaring.

Imitate. We are imperfect mirrors:
Like a funhouse mirror that distorts what it reflects, your imitation will turn out much different -maybe even better- from the original.

Loving what I used to hate:
Old opinions shouldn’t define who we are in the future.

Character predicts your future:
Character is the result of your little choices and little actions, so how you do anything is how you do everything.

There’s no speed limit:
The standard pace is for chumps because the system is designed so anyone can keep up.

Quitting something you love:
Personal change needs some space to happen.

Disconnect:
You get no competitive edge from consuming the same stuff everyone else is consuming.

Think like a bronze medalist, not silver:
Instead of comparing up to the next-higher situation, compare it down to the next lower one.

Happy, Smart, and Useful:
When life or a plan feels ultimately unsatisfying, you might find it’s because you’ve forgotten to find the intersection of all three.

Goals shape the present, not the future:
Unless it changes your actions, right now, it’s not a great goal.

If you think you haven’t found your passion:
Just notice what excites you and what scares you on a small moment-to-moment level.

Whatever scares you, go do it.
Go!