VERUM Insights...

Most ambition is just unresolved pain.

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A lot of people practice what's fun, but the very best practice what no one wants to.

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Pressure feels like a threat, but it's not.

You feel pressure when your decisions matter, and people depend on you. It can feel uncomfortable at times, but it's also a privilege. When no one relies on you — when no one expects something from you — you're irrelevant.

Pressure is a privilege.

Insights

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Writer Alice Rollins on what makes something beautiful:

“The test of beauty is not that it is perfect, but that it always attracts.”

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An ancient Chinese proverb reminds us to keep our eyes on the horizon:

“To get through the hardest journey, we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.”

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Entrepreneur Andrew Anabi on cherishing life:

“The best way to cherish life is to remind yourself of life's impermanence. It is to remember that every time you see someone that is one less time you see them. It is to remember that everytime you go somewhere that is one less time you visit. By doing this, you naturally slow down. Almost like a reflex, you start to truly live.”