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1-When one of my patients dies, a small part of me dies with them.

2-I don’t get along with people that kiss their pets on the lips.

3-MD stands for “Make Decision.”

4- I have come to understand body dysphoria since childhood. I always thought I was hotter than I really was.

5-The best part about aging is being unapologetically authentic; “You’re welcome.”

6-There are only a few individuals in your life that genuinely want you to succeed. There are an abundance of individuals outside of your life that are patiently awaiting your failure.

7-Being offended by the truth is your problem, not mine.

8-There will be times in your life when there will be such turmoil that the only way to change your situation is to let go of everything.

9-During my journey in life, when most people quit, I was just getting started. I always took one extra step, one hour of reading, and one extra procedure. Your training is never done.

10-We can talk ourselves out of our dreams and goals rather than talk ourselves into our dreams and goals.

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1-Living your life, not taking things personally, is liberating and conserves your mental health.

2-There is never the right time to work on your dreams; waiting for the right time means you run out of life and never achieve your goals.

3-People only care about you when there is a self-serving reason to care about you.

4-Who cares if some people don’t like me; those happen to be the same people that don’t like themselves.

5-I have become more aware and accept some men and women are addicted to drama

6-Some individuals can see their future; I cannot see linear, nor long term or sequentially.

7-Feelings are not facts. Learn to be able to distinguish between the two.

8-If you want to give up all your dreams, give credence to all those that do not believe in you or your dreams.

9- The more you get your employer to invest in you, the more they will invest towards your success.

10-How you respond to pain and struggle determines if you will be a hero or a villain; heroes do not want others to experience pain and struggles; villains want to project all their pain onto others.

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1-Difficult lesson; success in your career is not built on a system of meritocracy.

2-Always plan for and expect disruptions in your life.

3-Anger and fear are fruits of grief.

4-The difficulty you experience is not your final destination.

5-You are not responsible for other people’s emotions.

6-Toxic femininity in a woman’s life starts in their early teens when in middle school, they decide if they will be “hunter” or “prey”.

7- You cannot always have what you want.

8-Rather than fear disruptions in your life, expect and plan for those times of difficulty.

9-Entrepreneurs understand that corporate America gives you a salary so that you become addicted to their narratives and give up your dreams.

10- You will encounter individuals who can never be honest with you because they always lie to themselves.

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1-The person always angry or toxic towards you is rarely truly angry at you.

2-The darkest days of your life will be remembered by the individuals in your life that called you, messaged you, stood by you, believed in you, and reminded you of your worth.

3-Success is fundamentally based on work ethics, out work with everyone in your space, and you will eventually supervise the space.

4-Check yourself before you wreck yourself.

5-Success has a price of admission; pain, struggles, and failures.

6-We all need that person in the workplace that knows you have so many more skills than the position you currently hold.

7-One cannot complain about the opportunity you did not get when you did not commit to the work you did not perform.

8-No one hates girls more than girls

9-There will be people that come into your life and bring storms and chaos; there will also be people that bring serenity and peace.

10-Not everyone that has hurt you in your life cares.

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1-Most people always like you until you tell them the truth and set boundaries, which is when you create the most significant number of enemies.

2-A friend who always tells you the truth about yourself is a lifelong friend. The friend that says nothing and allows you to fail for fear of hurting your feelings is not your friend; they are your enemy.

3-Your most important day is when you realize you are here on earth for something greater than yourself.

4-I have known for quite some time of another one of my super powers; I have a large capacity to adjust to unplanned snafu’s in life and make good from even the worse of situations.

5-You can spend so much time and effort evaluating the risk of doing something, yet we spend far too little time discussing the risk of not doing something.

6-Surround yourself with people that do not look like you,think like you, speak like you.

7- None of the scars in your heart will be from an enemy.

8-Some individuals will have a more difficult path in life than others because your final destination is so much higher than others

9-Many people you meet or work with, who cares, those very same people cannot like themselves.

10-The more value you bring to an organization, the more afraid they are to let you go.

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1-Wisdom comes from difficulty,what you have been through, lessons in life, pain and all kinds of suffering.

2-The most intelligent and educated individuals can have absolutely no common sense.

3-Men and women can never have functional relationships if they cannot sit down and have conversations that need to be had.

4-There are some good people in the world.there are also some bad people in the world; unfortunately in my experience the bad people far outnumber the good.

5- I have rarely met a woman that has said,”I was wrong, I am sorry “. Is that a unicorn?

6-women are equally capable of stalking, like a “Lifetime Movie” kind of stalking.

7- Never befriend a woman that owns more than two cats.( you can figure out the punchline on that one).

8- Is it just me, or is there an overabundance of young women in public that look like SKAHO? ( a cross between a skank and a Ho).

9-We make a belief to create a life we want to live.

10-It is by relating and being with others that you learn to know who you are.

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1-You will need to commit to excessive work before others believe in you.

2- Many successful individuals have had to work alone, doubted, without recognition or awards to reach their most significant accomplishments.

3-You can only find yourself through struggle, no struggles, no consciousness.

4-The most outstanding achievers choose a life where others’ presence or absence does not undermine their ability to achieve. We must cherish those in our lives for what they bring into and enhance them.

5- Be careful of those very supportive in the work environment; they support you because they do not consider you a threat.

6-Be willing to do the things no one wants to do and help others that no one wants to help.

7-Don’t worry About who has your back, have your own back.

8-We all need a life/career coach. Having a coach in our lives allows objectivity, coaches see our strengths, more importantly they see our weaknesses, the flaws we cannot see or we refuse to see to make us a better person.

9-Our beliefs creates our reality.

10-There are people you will love in your journey and people you want to build a life with, make sure you know the difference.

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1-I avoid the word hate in my vocabulary, my exception, I detest drama in the work environment and in ones personal life.

2-Wisdom is understanding how to apply your knowledge.

3-Never shield yourself from responsibility or accountability.

4-There can be many times in your life you will feel like a lost soul until the right person comes into your life.

5-Just because I carry responsibilities well, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t heavy.

6-There are many times in life you will feel like you are working without a script.

7-Your journey to success will be defined by your expectations.

8-You cannot accomplish anything great if you think small.

9-There are only two ways we can interpret our lives, a pretty truth or an ugly lie.

10-I have learned that I would rather adjust to someone’s absence than to be continuously frustrated by someones presence.

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1-Meekness in Greek means controlled strength and humility.

2-Your values nor your beliefs should be compromised on your journey to accomplishment.

3-When in pursuit of your goals, never take your foot off the gas pedal; it will disappoint you in yourself when you have not given your all or get used to being ok.

4-What is said in darkness always comes out in the light?

5-Take great pride in yourself for not being “one of those guys. “

6-There are some issues I feel so strongly about: there is not enough ducktape in the world to keep my mouth shut.

7- I can’t help it; many times in my work I have had to run towards danger, not away from it.

8-There will be many times in life that it’s not about tolerating someone’s toxic behavior but about understanding their inner demons.

9-The price of success is always paid in advance.

10-Work or own your own business, and you have no limits. Work for a corporation and your boundaries are determined by those you report to.

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1-You can never know who you are or what you believe in until you confront the very thing you run from.

2- Other people are not like you. If you put others in your situation, they may respond and think differently than you do. Others may interpret kindness as weakness or meekness.

3- In the corporate world, those you report to have difficulty discerning who you are and your beliefs and fail to understand there is a difference between respecting and tolerating their title and the person.

4-I have awakened to the ideology that civility, communication, kindness, and respect are the pillars of friendship that build the strongest scaffolding for trust. From these, the architecture of a relationship is dynamic, ever-changing and needs continuous molding and patience.

5-You will meet and work with individuals who can only like people below them and resent people who rise above them.

6- You are invisible in many things you do well in your life and your profession. Make one mistake one time, and they will consistently recognize you.

7-Your darkest times are when you discover your strengths.

8-Never expect to see positive changes in your life when you surround yourself with negative individuals.

9-You cannot force someone to be the person you want them to be.

10- Sometimes, you want someone to be with you, yet you need to be without them.

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