• We know that we need to control our emotions
• We know that we need to be cool in the face of adversity
• We know that we need to focus on what we control and not on what we can't control

It's now time to take action!

A good person dyes events with his own color... and turns whatever happens to his own benefit - Seneca

Opportunities doesn’t always come in the form in which we want them to. They might come in the form of obstacles and difficult situations. Let’s learn how to see obstacles for what they really are, opportunities in disguise.

Links:

• King cake - Wikipedia — A king cake (sometimes shown as kingcake, kings' cake, king's cake, or three kings' cake) is a type of cake associated in a number of countries with the festival of Epiphany at the end of the Christmas season; in other places, it is associated with the pre-Lenten celebrations of Mardi Gras/Carnival. What started out roughly 300 years ago as a dry French bread–type dough with sugar on top and a bean inside now comes in many varieties depending on the country. Some king cakes are made of a sweet brioche dough in the shape of a hollow circle with a glazed topping sprinkled with colored sugar. Hundreds of thousands of king cakes are eaten in New Orleans during the Carnival season.
• Nets' Joe Harris shocks Warriors' Stephen Curry for 3-point title

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind. There’s no other definition of it. —F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

We often get being super duper smart with being a genius. We have that all wrong. It takes great ideas and dreams and the ability to manifest that into our world. Let's all become a genius1

Links:

• Kenya Kirinyaga Kariru Release | Blue Bottle
• StrongLifts 5×5: Get Stronger by Lifting Weights only 3x/Week
• The Obstacle Is the Way - Wikipedia

In life our first job is this, to divide and distinguish things into two categories: externals I cannot control, but the choices I make with regard to them I do control. Where will I find good and bad? In me, in my choices. - EPICTETUS

God, grant me the serenity, to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. - Reinhold Niebuht

There are things we can't control (weather, our parents, economics). And there are things in which we can control (work ethic, creativity, perspective, emotions). It's time for us to learn how to focus on the things we can control, and be at pace at things we can't.

Links:

• High Performance Planner OFFICIAL — STAY MORE FOCUSED. PRIORITIZE LIKE A PRO. INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY. MEASURE WHAT MATTERS. BUILD BETTER HABITS. ACCELERATE YOUR GROWTH.
• FREE Hardcover Copy of High Performance Habits
• LA Rams' Brandin Cooks surprises team janitor with Super Bowl tickets — The Los Angeles Rams’ coaches and players won’t be the only ones traveling to Atlanta, Georgia, for the 2019 Super Bowl. Thanks to the generous act of wide receiver Brandin Cooks, the team’s locker room janitor, Alfonso, will accompany them to this Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots, off the clock.
• "The Obstacle Is The Way" by Ryan Holiday

We discuss...

1. Transitioning from 2018 to 2019
2. The New Year Resolution debate
3. Yearly Theme
4. Yearly Statement

2: Speaking of Passion: The Coffee Enthusiast

3: Customer Service Appreciation

4: The Avengers

Links:

• The Coffee Enthusiast
• Infinity War’s Thanos proves CGI supervillains are a terrible idea - The Verge — The character’s disintegrating-grape look is a reminder that old-school makeup and costuming are often more convincing
• The Coffee Enthusiast on Facebook

Links:

• UMBC Seals Its Place in March Madness History with CBB's Greatest Upset Ever | Bleacher Report — The Retrievers—yes, Retrievers—might sound like PETA's weekend softball team. But on Friday, they fetched a victory that will forever define them as best of show, in the underdog division.
• Atl and Peru Together!

Great discussion about the power of perception. Although we can't always control the situations and events in our lives, we can always control our beliefs and perceptions. It's time to recognize our power!

Links:

• Peru Puno Sandia Valley Coffee | Blue Bottle
• Black Panther brings in $1 billion worldwide, Disney says - Polygon — Black Panther has eclipsed $1 billion at the box office worldwide, becoming the fifth Marvel Cinematic Universe film to reach that milestone.
• Instagram: The Original Rik Fu 3000 Coffee Mug

Links:

• Onyx Coffee Lab - Coffee Roasters & Cafe & Barista Training
• Home Chef Meal Delivery Service

1. 5 Minute Journal

2. Coffee Corner
   

3. Good News Network

4. 20/20 Vision

Links:

• Teen Buying Coats For Homeless Doesn’t See Stranger Snap His Photo ‘Til Hundreds Share It Online — Fredrick White was just trying to do something good for his fellow men when he went to Goodwill to buy a couple of jackets. Before the 19-year-old had even paid for a bunch of the store’s secondhand winter coats, however, a stranger in line struck up a conversation with him.

Here's a quick outline of the steps:

1. Dream big and write down what you want to happen in 2018
2. Write down what worked last year and what didn’t
3. What are you going to say “No” to, what are you going to say “Yes!” to
4. Write down 10 goals, why, and mini steps for each. (Pick from Step 1)
5. Find your totem word for this year

Links:

• Goal Setting Sucks! Here’s A New 5-Step Approach (FS194)