Family time 137

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Life is hard. It's easier with people you love. 

Be built for others. Reach out a hand. Lift others up. Put good into the world. 

Build the life you want to have. Plan for it, and execute. 

The past is gone. It's done and over with, but we can learn from the past and impact the present.

Teams are much more than groups. It's important to surround ourselves with great teams, and it's important for us to be great teammates. 

Some respect is freely given. That's dignity. We all deserve dignity. We're all worthy of dignity. Other respect can only be earned. We have to understand the difference.

Adapt or die. It's not always the biggest, the fastest, the strongest, the smartest, or the prettiest. It's all about adaptation. 

We take too many ideas to the grave. We kill them before we ever bring them to life. 

Contemporary technology can be a tool. It can be a weapon. Or it can be a disease. 

Communication is essential. An often overlooked part of communication is the ability to "read the room", to pick up on non-verbal cues and validate the feelings of others. 

Discipline will set you free. Get to work, and be patient. 

Struggle is important. That's how we learn and grow. That's how we develop strength, and that strength impacts every aspect of our lives. 

Without examining opposing views, we don't have convictions, we have biases. It takes strength to empathize, especially when we disagree. 

Let's graciously receive what other people bring into our lives: their support, their time, their compliments, even their critiques and criticisms.

Let's think about why we think the ways we think. Identify our biases. Own them, and take control of them.

We can't be great without being grateful.

Life is all about perspective, and that's something we can control. 

If we're going to know anything, we must first know ourselves. 

We're all impacted by our environments.