Paul Deetman

If life turned out to be a simulation or a dream, would it change how you live it right now?

Failure isn’t the opposite of success, it’s the price of admission.

In essence, we are all on our deathbeds, we just don’t know the date yet.

Your effort often goes unnoticed, until the moment you succeed. All those uncelebrated hours and failures suddenly make sense in hindsight.

By shielding ourselves from failure, we also shield ourselves from success.

We often fixate on what we’re not receiving, while overlooking what we’re not giving.

Every single person you meet knows something you don’t.

Being positive doesn’t mean pretending everything is fine. It means refusing to give up despite the problems. It’s about facing life’s storms with the belief that after the clouds, the sun will shine again.

Do you treat yourself with the same love and compassion you offer to others?

Your mind can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Feed it with good thoughts, focus on solutions, and it will serve you. Let it obsess over fears and negativity, and it will hurt you.

The quality of your life is largely determined by the quality of your thoughts.

Positivity and negativity both ripple outward, like a stone dropped in water. The initial splash is big, but the ripples continue to spread far beyond the point of impact.

Every next level of your life will demand a different you. Don’t be afraid of evolving. Growth sometimes means letting go of old habits, roles, or even relationships that no longer fit.

The more you face a fear, the less control it has over you. Avoiding what we fear just gives it power. Confronting it is how we take that power back.

When our biases start to cause harm, it’s a sign we need to broaden our perspective.

Truth doesn’t reside in a single viewpoint or in the loudest voice. It emerges in the space between, when we let go of our need to be right and truly listen to each other.

You never truly own anything. What you really have is exclusive use for a period of time. Whether through selling, giving it away, or dying, someone else will keep using what was once “yours.”

If you knew you had just one year left to live, what would you be doing that you’re avoiding right now?

Positivity is something we always have access to. Yet many of us convince ourselves it’s something to chase, as if it were a prize to be won, rather than a mindset we can choose.

What’s one thing you miss about the way you saw the world as a child?

Exhaustion is not a badge of honor. Our culture may glorify being busy, but overwork comes at a high cost. Creativity, clarity, and sanity all take a hit when you’re running on empty.

Live in such a way that if somebody speaks badly about you, no one will believe it.

If you want to impress someone, become the person your younger self would admire and your older self would thank you for.

True harmony comes not from being the same, but from honoring the contrast.

Whether you zoom in or out in our existence, the journey never truly ends.

Boundaries are like guardrails for your mind and time. Saying “no” to what doesn’t align with your priorities protects your ability to say “yes” to what does.

Joy shared is joy doubled, grief shared is grief halved. Don’t bottle up your happiness or your pain. We’re meant to connect. Sharing experiences amplifies the good and lightens the heavy.

We find profound meaning not in what we keep for ourselves, but in what we give to others.

Wonder what if your kindness gets paid forward. A stranger you help today might help another tomorrow, and one day that might be you.

Just because a thought appears doesn’t mean it’s true or serves us. Question your thoughts before you accept them.