It's only getting more and more obvious as you get older that the prerequisite for long-lasting friendships is to have your personal life in order. If you hang out with people who fixed their insecurities, who are financially responsible, who learned how to love because they have a family and people they care about, and who have a clear purpose that pushes them to be the best version of themselves, there is usually no drama. @ideasfromkeyron Thank you for the kind words, really appreciate! 🧡 #orangebook #Friendships #PersonalGrowth #SelfImprovement

As you get older, you realize that genuine friends are very rare: most people are transactional and secretly trying to take advantage of you, and they disappear the minute they realize they won't get their way; if you have friends who genuinely care, treasure them, you are lucky. #orangebook

You don’t feel lonely when you are alone, you feel lonely when you are around the wrong people. #orangebook

If you can't be honest with a friend without worrying about offending them, you actually already lost them. #orangebook

Most people who think they struggle with their relationships actually struggle with their own mental health. #orangebook

A lot of people feel lost because they've been conditioned to seek answers and purpose from the talented, the wealthy, the "successful," without realizing that everyone else was equally clueless, and as a result, they never developed the courage to explore the unique paths that would have brought them peace of mind. #orangebook

Longevity and "anti-aging" are actually very simple, but it's also the very opposite of what people stuck in a "grind mindset" will tell you: a low-stress lifestyle, a lot of time to spend with family and friends that you love, being and feeling useful as opposed to capturing as much value as you can, a clean environment where you feel connected to nature, a healthy diet that you can unapologetically stick to instead of being forced to drink every week just because it's the norm, a neighborhood where people are still thoughtful and kind instead of constantly judgmental or obsessed with "success", time for daily walks and reading novels, time for soulful music, time to volunteer for a community you care about, time to actually live your core values instead of signaling them, time to train your body and your mind in order to finally become who you want to be and not who society wanted you to be. #orangebook

It's actually funny to see so many old businessmen spend so much money on trying to stay young with very average results compared to the random "young" men in their sixties at your local gym who simply kept working out for several decades just because they were enjoying it. #orangebook

The only reason a lot of people tolerate "family" or "friends" who abuse their kindness is because they have never experienced what it's like to have a deep bond with a thoughtful, kind, generous person: what they think is normal is not, and they don't realize they deserve better #orangebook

You always feel disrespected by a lot of people when you lack self-confidence; then after you spend the many years required to develop your own talents, you realize that no one ever even thought about you. Being overreactive is a common sign that you are not who you want to be. #orangebook

Life suddenly gets better once you understand that most of your health issues, financial issues, relationship issues, career issues, and self-esteem issues, are actually self-control and self-discipline issues. #orangebook

A healthy lifestyle, loving relationships, financial security, and a clear purpose that makes you grow as a person, that’s all you need if you want to get rid of your anxiety. #orangebook

A lot of people constantly feel exhausted because they spend their energy judging everyone and everything, and taking every bit of criticism personally, instead of investing that energy in themselves until they finally become who they want to be. #orangebook

The most common way to waste your own potential is to spend years trying to help people who gave up on taking responsibility for where they are in life. The world is full of talented and hard-working people who don’t have the success they deserve and who hate asking for help, you will find so much more satisfaction helping these people instead. #orangebook

Relationships are actually simple when you have your mental health in order, and respect yourself sufficiently to spend your time with other people who have it together too. #orangebook

No one is as manipulative and emotionally overreactive as someone insecure. You want less unnecessary drama in your life, it’s very simple: hang out with confident people who love who they are, people who have the confidence that they can get anything they want, they will never waste your time, they are too busy getting things done, they are wholly focused on the things that matter. #orangebook

You will appreciate listening to music so much more once you are a better musician; you will appreciate watching sports so much more once you are a better athlete; you will appreciate reading great novels so much more once you are a better writer; and you will appreciate living life so much more once you are a better person. #orangebook #Skill #Appreciation #Growth

The whole world will never stop pushing on you their vision of who you should be, and if you don't have a strong idea of what kind of person you want to be, you will inevitably bend, and only realize, way too late, that you never truly lived a life aligned with your core values. #orangebook #SelfIdentity #PersonalValues

The process of uncovering ideas you didn't know you had in you and connecting them in a way that makes sense to others is often called writing, but it's actually also therapy. #orangebook #Writing #Therapy

If you are scared of ignoring the whole world for a few hours every day, you are not serious about your goal. #orangebook #Discipline