1. Who is sitting in the front row at your funeral? These are the people who truly matter.
2. Don’t focus on the journey, instead focus on the people. Nothing bad has ever come from surrounding oneself with inspiring, genuine, kind, positive-sum individuals.
3. The single greatest predictor of physical health at age eighty was relationship satisfaction at age fifty.
4. The goal is not to sacrifice your career progression, fail to live up to your professional potential, or stop learning or growing in an effort to be constantly present with your kids. The goal is to have the clarity to choose—to define your balance and live by design rather than by default.
5. An absence due to work becomes better understood and more appreciated with the benefit of context.
6. How to build depth
   1. HONESTY - Sharing your inner truth and weakness, listening to theirs
   2. SUPPORT - Sitting in the darkness during their struggle
   3. SHARED EXPERIENCE - Encountering positive and negative experiences together
7. Entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant once said, “A fit body, a calm mind, and a house full of love. These things cannot be bought—they must be earned.” The most universally treasured, valuable, and durable things in life cannot be acquired with money. The things that earn the deep respect and admiration of your peers are not for sale.
8. Bought status and earned
   1. Bought: Car, bags, jewelry, private plane, boat trip
   2. Earned - Who you spent time with, loving family relationship, purpose imbued work, wisdom, adaptable mind, physique, professional promotion or company sale
9. When you think something nice about someone, let them know.
10. In your twenties and thirties, do a few things that you’ll be excited to tell your kids about someday. Go on an adventure, train for some wild event, get your hands dirty on a crazy project, whatever. Create a few stories worth telling.
11. 5 love languages
    1. Words of affirmation - Saying nice things
    2. Quality Time - Giving time and energy
    3. Gifts - Love receiving meaningful gifts
    4. Acts of service - Value actions over words
    5. Physical touch - Forms of physical contact
12. Never stop dating. I’m ninety-nine and still courting my wife!” Marriages don’t get boring; you stop trying.
13. You cannot take care of your partner if you aren’t taking care of yourself.
14. The Life Dinner - A fixed monthly date to sit down for a meal with your partner to reflect on personal, professional, and relationship progress, challenges, and goals.
15. Helped, Heard or Hugged Method
16. Become a Level 2 and Level 3 Listener
17. 9 strategies for public speaking
    1. Study the best
    2. Create structure - Storytelling
    3. Build lego blocks - Opening, transitions and key line
    4. Address the spotlight - Ask so what about your concerns
    5. Get into character
    6. Eliminate stress - Breathe
    7. Cut the tension - Say a joke
    8. Body language and movementt