The Wisdom Chest
Not an affiliate-link dump — the quotes, books, podcasts, videos, and people that actually shaped how I think. Kept here so none of it gets lost, for whoever ends up reading it.
Quotes I Ponder On
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
“[Edit this: add a quote that's actually shaped you, and one line on why it stuck.]”
Books
- The E-Myth Revisited
Michael Gerber
The book that made me realize working IN my business and working ON it are two different jobs.
- Deep Work
Cal Newport
Reset how I think about attention as a founder's scarcest resource.
Podcasts
- Add a podcast you actually listen to
Host name
One line on why it earned a permanent spot in your queue.
YouTube & Videos
- Add a talk or video that shifted something for you
Speaker name
What changed after you watched it.
People
The ones I like, and the ones who helped me — whether they know it or not.
- Add someone who shaped you
How you know them
What they taught you, in a sentence or two — the kind of thing you'd want your kids to know about this person even if they never meet them.