You see a lot of wealthy people struggling with their family and friendships because the kind of mindset you need to reach higher financial highs is very different from the mind you need to keep good people around. Being relentless and unpredictable, taking a lot of risks and enjoying the thrill of it, being "stupidly" bold once in a while, these are not the kind of traits that ensure the long-term stability of a relationship. Wealthy people with a loving family and supportive friends are just people who understood that meaningful relationships couldn't be bought with money, understood that life wasn't all about efficiency, and earned the people they had around through kindness, loyalty and commitment. #orangebook

Relationships are actually very simple once they involve people who have the intelligence to understand that spilling your anger, frustration, insecurities on someone else, doesn't make them disappear. #orangebook

Unhealthy addictions happen when you have too much free time and not enough purpose; no one who has a clear idea of where they want to be ten years from now would voluntarily reduce their chances of success. #orangebook

It's practically getting harder and harder to maintain genuine friendships as you get older, because people prioritize their family, they move around, they have personal issues to deal with; if you are lucky to have friends that fill your days with positive energy and gratitude, treasure them, make an effort to keep in touch, show some flexibility of schedule, don't let them go because you are "too busy and tired," at some point, you are not going to be that busy anymore, and sadly realize that no one cares about you, because you didn't care enough when they did. #orangebook

A lot of success boils down to having a very clear idea of what kind of old person you don’t want to look like and be like, then make sure you are currently not walking a similar path. #orangebook