Jeffrey Skevington – The Everyday Knight

Learn What to Quit

“The ability to quit things that don’t work is integral to being a winner.” – Tim Ferriss

Don’t Be Easily Offended

“The man who lies to himself can be more easily offended than anyone.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Truth of Character

“You express the truth of your character with the choice of your actions.” – Stave Maraboli

A Dangerous World

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” – Albert Einstein

The Path is Not the Difficulty

“It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.” – Soren Kierkegaard

Values Should Not Be Hobbies

“If you don’t stick to your values when they are being tested, they’re not values. They’re hobbies.” – Jon Stewart

Don’t Fight. Build.

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

Change Your Mind

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
– George Bernard Shaw

Find the Courage to Continue

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

The Intolerable Pause

“Often the moment we need to pause is when it feels most intolerable to do so.” – Tara Brach