When I entered a highly competitive corporate market, an executive told me, “If you spend all your time watching your competitors, you will end up running in their direction instead…
I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.
Things We Forget
By Gentle Witch
Graduated college with a double major
Former federal government employee
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Done Is Better Than Perfect
My art teacher watched me erase the same pencil line twenty times until the paper tore. He snatched the pencil away and said, “Perfectionism is just fear wearing a fancy…
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Brave
Before a major public speaking engagement, I told my coach I was terrified of failure. She looked at me and said, “Fear is an emotion, but action is a choice.…
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Forgive
During a bitter period after a friendship breakup, an old friend told me, “Forgiveness is not about releasing the other person from their guilt; it is about removing the knife…
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College
“Go to college,” my parents told me from the time I was very young. I did, and this piece of advice led me to one of the most profound experiences…
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S&P 500
“Invest in the S&P 500,” said my dad to me in 2020. I followed this advice, and ended up making thousands of dollars over the years. What is the best…
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Don’t let anybody change you.
Once, at my uncle’s Superbowl party, I was in the basement talking to the only black guy at the party for hours. The last thing he said to me was,…
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Streamline Transportation
Traffic jams waste millions of hours of human life every day. I am using my 24 hours to buy the right-of-way land rights between major, gridlocked metropolitan areas. I am…
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Post-Scarcity Future
I am targeting tech monopolies by purchasing the patents for advanced robotics, automation, and green manufacturing. Instead of locking them away for profit, I am placing every single patent into…
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Artists
The film industry is trapped in a cycle of unoriginal sequels and corporate safety. I am buying out a major Hollywood film studio for the day, and I am firing…
