Chris Guillebeau Quotes

Your comfort zone may be more like a cage you can't escape from than a safe place you can retreat to.

In the long-term, security comes from an asset you create or acquire, not a position in someone else's asset.

Instead of convincing people who are opposed to your message, spend your time finding people who are already predisposed to it.

It's a lonely road for those of us who choose to be remarkable, and the path of convention can sometimes be appealing. That path is paved with safe lives, middle of the road monotony, and little chance of failure. But where's the fun in being like everyone else out there?

When we really get serious about our insecurities, we usually find that three specific fears emerge: the fear of failure, the fear of success, and the fear of change.

If consensus is overrated, I think balance is, too.
I have no interest in living a balanced life.
I want a life of adventure.

Don't waste your time living someone else's life.

Whereever you are in life, however old you are, begin thinking about every day as the first day of your life.

If you've ever felt a strange sense of sadness or alienation, there's a potential way out of the confusion- just shift this feeling into a sense of purpose. It's not about happiness, although happiness often results from doing something you love. Instead, it's about challenge and fulfillment, finding the perfect combination of striving and achievement that comes from reaching a big goal.

You can do more than you think

WHAT YOU DON'T DO DOESN'T MATTER

Without the edge, [life's] boring ... If you're doing something that's definitely achievable with 100% odds of success, where's the draw in that?

To truly live without regrets, pay attention. Ask yourself hard questions and see where they lead. Do I really want this job? Is this relationship right for me? If I could do anything, would it be what I'm doing today ... or something different?

Passive Income: It's not just about real estate

Unreasonable," "unrealistic," and "impractical" are all words used to marginalize a person or idea that fails to conform with conventionally expected standards.

value is created when a person makes something useful and shares it with the world.

In the battle between planning and action, action wins.

Let's embrace more of life, not less. Balanced people don't change the world, and I'd rather spend my time feeling worn out from meaningful activities and projects.

Give yourself permission to do what you've always wanted.

Embracing new things often requires us to embrace our fears, however trivial they may seem. You deal with fear not by pretending it doesn't exist, but by refusing to give it decision-making authority.

I might fail, but I'd never forgive myself if I didn't try.

11 WAYS TO BE UNREMARKABLY AVERAGE 1. Accept what people tell you at face value. 2. Don't question authority. 3. Go to college because you're supposed to, not because you want to learn something. 4. Go overseas once or twice in your life, to somewhere safe like England. 5. Don't try to learn another language; everyone else will eventually learn English. 6. Think about starting your own business, but never do it. 7. Think about writing a book, but never do it. 8. Get the largest mortgage you qualify for and spend 30 years paying for it. 9. Sit at a desk 40 hours a week for an average of 10 hours of productive work. 10. Don't stand out or draw attention to yourself. 11. Jump through hoops. Check off boxes.

The choices we make now affect the opportunities available in the future

If you want to achieve the unimaginable, you start by imagining it.

I know if I missed a day and nothing happened, then it would be much easier to miss another day. Pretty soon I wouldn't have much of a schedule, and then I'd have less motivation. It's a downward spiral that I want to avoid, so I keep the schedule sacred.

Don't try to explain everything, but do tell a few good stories.

We often feel paralyzed by choice and make no choice. But the thing is, no choice is a choice. If you're not doing something about it, you're doing something about it.

Instead of reflecting on the past, predict the future.

The concept of deferred gratification, or sacrificing now to save for the future, can be helpful in setting aside money in a retirement account for old age. It can also serve as an effective rationalization for life avoidance.

People say that what we're seeking is a meaning for life," he began before clarifying, "I don't think that's what we're really seeking. What we seek is an experience of being alive.

If you make your business about helping others, you'll always have plenty of work.

Everyone dies but not everyone truly lives.

Often when we ask for advice, we don't really want advice-we want someone to say "That's great! Go for it!"

If plan A fails, remember there are 25 more letters.