Go Through Something That Destroys You to Find out Who You Really Are
“We mature with damage, not with time.”
Getting f*cked over is life-changing.
I crave it.
When things go wrong it’s forced learning. You have to pay attention. You can’t passively pretend to be listening and then forget it all tomorrow.
Damage is where strength is built. If you don’t get destroyed a few times in life, you may never realize your potential.
We mature with damage, not with time — @IamAaronWill
A one in a million-second chance for a prisoner
In 2009 a young stockbroker named John Hartman admitted a deadly sin: insider trading.
After getting out of jail in 2012, he attempted to get another job.
Nobody would hire him. Who wants to hire a prisoner? John interviewed at many companies.
As soon as they heard about his past, they’d mysteriously stop all communication. Eventually, he moved from the east to the west coast of Australia.
A close contact managed to get him an interview with Andrew Forrest — the owner of Fortescue Metals, a billion-dollar success story — for an investment manager role.
