Basketball: The Best Advice

The exhausted medical student had just finished his exams and celebrated with a couple of beers. Walking home, he rested against a tree. He felt a warm liquid dripping down his leg and saw a dog relieving himself. "How did you know I was a medical student?" 

What’s the best advice you ever got? Compile an inspiration list. Dubner advises people to "Go Big" in life. Here are ideas:

1. Have a "Jar of Awesome." Every day has a highlight. 

2. Keep a success journal. "Great success begins with small ones." 

3. Maintain a "commonplace book." 

4. Develop a mental "highlight reel" as part of your psychological armor. 

5. Have a list of inspirational quotes and stories for reference.

6. Keep a drill book (I use Google Drive for spreadsheets).

7. Keep a copy of "life hacks."

8. Have an "advice" journal. 

9. Find a way to store and catalog ideas. 

10. Store inspiring scenes. 

11. Be more positive.

12. "Share something great." 

13. "You can't do size (trading) at highs." - A caution from Investment maven Tom DeMark

14. Become a storyteller. Inform others of where things went well and poorly. 

All of which brings me to the second best advice I got, from Dr. Ann Knowlton, when I was a medical student. "You need to speak up more so others will know what you know." The best advice. My parents suggested I ask this girl Ellen out. We've been married for forty-one years. 

Lagniappe. Eastman Drills. We like "Force to Tape."