We should never want to become anyone else, because the greatest fulfillment we can ever get out of life is by becoming the best possible version of … - Alexi Pappas

I once read that the chances of any person being born as themselves instead of as a different genetic combination is estimated to be the same as if two million people rolled a trillion-sided die and all got the same number. We are who we are. We are all little marvels.

The most important thing we can do with regard to our goals is to have integrity: Simply put, we should always want to try our best.

It’s called the Rule of Thirds. When you’re chasing a big goal, you’re supposed to feel good a third of the time, okay a third of the time, and crappy a third of the time. If the ratio is off and you feel good all the time, then you’re not pushing yourself enough. Likewise, if you feel bad all the time, then you might be fatigued and need to dial things back.