❇️ One of my dear crypto bros (and fellow Gen-X-er) @FraserWheaton and I are in constant communication... Aside from several common life interests, more often than not, we are trading WAR STORIES and LIFE STRUGGLES... Chief among those interactions are endless attempts to prevent each other from just flat-out giving up - on crypto, on the people around us, and on life in general... "Ride or die" is the Mr. Positive mantra. It's become mine, too... 👉🏻 FOLLOW: @FraserWheaton We will instantly label you "delusional" if you believe your future will unfold without turmoil, strife and hardship... NO ONE escapes it. It's not a question of "if," but WHEN... But, QC and Mr. P also fully understand that faith and optimism WILL ultimately prevail... 🙏🏻 With 2-years-worth of our interactions in mind, here are some random thoughts that hit me on four CX comments posted by my brother-from-another-mother... (1/5)

✨SELF-REALIZATION... True growth emerges from a continuous cycle of learning, practicing, repeating, reflecting, back-testing, and striving... Self-realization is the moment we realize that, despite all of the learning, practicing, repeating, reflecting, back-testing, and striving, we STILL see room to improve... Mastery is NEVER the end... We are all UNFINISHED works... If you believe you're finished, you're FINISHED... (2/5)

✨PERSEVERANCE... Knowing when to adapt, switch gears, abandon ship, or just plain "quit," is an art unto itself... Breakthroughs rarely announce themselves. They often emerge quietly - a result of persistence, resilience, and determination... Every meaningful pursuit eventually demands a moment of reckoning where one must decide whether to withdraw, or to make a full, 100% commitment... Perseverance is not always a battle against struggle, but a dedication to becoming the IDEAL version of ourselves... Even when it hurts... (3/5)

✨OPTIMISM... We can easily crush ourselves beneath the weight of our own self-awareness - we can be overly-critical... Strive for excellence, but LIGHTEN UP. Learn to smile. Learn to laugh. Practice self-respect... Above all, learn to be REAL... Expectations are often unrealistic. Things RARELY go as planned... Be demanding. Be persistent. But, never forget to be KIND to yourself... Excessive, negative self-talk hath destroyed many a man... Grant yourself some mercy. Give yourself a BREAK... (4/5)

✨ATTITUDE... Our attitude is the lens through which our world is revealed. We BECOME the echo of our thoughts... We literally transform into the things we tell ourselves all day long... How we handle adversity is as important - if not MORE important - as how we handle joy... Our errors (and our triumphs) all arrive as unexpected teachers... Our attitude should be a conscious CHOICE to see things with clarity - and to act with WISDOM... ATTITUDE is actually a superpower that turns adversity (and prosperity) into growth... Use it for GOOD... (5/5)