Sunday Thinking

The weekly Sunday Thinking newsletter is quick-hit content that aims to provide a booster shot to your thought process as you end and start your week.

I. Keep Showing Up

The difference between failure and success is often just staying with a problem a little longer.

• One more rep.

• One more step.

• One more minute.

• One more revision.

• One more attempt.

The difference between average and outstanding is often just one more.

Source: Farnam Street

II. Respect the Process

Many individuals have what it takes to be successful but don’t respect what it takes.

So, what’s the D.I.F.F.E.R.E.N.C.E.?

• Discipline

• Integrity

• Focus

• Fortitude

• Effort

• Respect

• Enthusiasm

• No Excuses

• Communication

• Execution

Don’t lose respect for what it takes.

Source: Inky Johnson via The Winning Difference

III. It’s Okay to Ask for Help

The best writers in the world need editors.

Elite athletes need skill coaches.

Therapists need therapy.

• Needing help doesn't mean you're bad at what you do.

• It means you're smart enough to know that you'll never be the happiest, most aligned, or most fulfilled version of yourself if you try to do everything alone.

Give people a chance to show up for you. Yes, some people will let you down. Yes, some people will tell you “no.” But if you don’t even ask for what you need, people who would actually be willing to help won’t even know that you're ready for help.

Source: Michell C. Clark, Keep It 100

IV. What We’re Excited About

Microsoft Co-Founder’s $1.5B+ Sale Highlights “Safe Haven” Asset

Last November, Paul Allen’s historic art collection shattered the record for largest-ever sale in auction history.

The fact that the blue-chip art market is still setting records amid major drawdowns in financial markets, and macroeconomic turmoil, highlights why it can be such a strong alternative diversifier. In fact, the high-end art market also remained resilient through downturns like the dot-com bubble and Great Financial Crisis in 2008.

But this time around, it’s not just billionaires benefitting.

Thanks to Masterworks. This award-winning investment platform allows people to invest in shares of multi-million dollar art by names like Banksy and Picasso. So far, all 11 of Masterworks’ sales have been profitable, the last 3 realizing 10.4%, 35%, and 13.9% net returns respectively.

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_{“Net Return" refers to the annualized internal rate of return net of all fees and costs, calculated from the offering closing date to the date the sale is consummated. IRR may not be indicative of Masterworks paintings not yet sold and past performance is not indicative of future results. See important Regulation A disclosures at masterworks.com/cd.}

V. Question

What emotional baggage that does not belong to you do you need to put down?

VI. This Week, I Will

1. Not make excuses.

2. Listen more, talk less.

3. Be kind to unkind people.

4. Not sweat the small stuff.

5. Strive for excellence, not perfection.

The Last Words…