Chris Ruggiero Chris Ruggiero

Rejection sucks...so you have to be better.

We want things to go in our favor. Especially when we put ourselves out there and take risks. Any time we do something that could be great, we face the risk of rejection. It doesn't matter what it is, from

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Chris Ruggiero Chris Ruggiero

You probably don't suck as much as you think.

Nearly every time I get off stage, I think about what I could have done better and focus on the things that didn't go perfectly. I beat myself up because I want it to be great. Sometimes even half way through a show, I'll notice...

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A weird thing happened...

I have a few new projects that I'm working on that will really launch me to the next level. Everyone says stuff like that all the time. I’m sorry for

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Do you say hello to strangers?

We are starved for attention and everyone's lonely. We're searching for companionship and it's probably in all the wrong places. This isn't a technology...

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Chris Ruggiero Chris Ruggiero

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."

Standing under Mount Rushmore looking at these faces carved into the side of the mountain towering hundreds of feet above me had me speechless. Creating something of this magnitude is...

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Collaboration, not Competition will Make You Awesome

Competition exists everywhere. In one way it encourages every living creature to be its best in order to survive. Trees growing in a forest must compete to grow tall in order to reach the sunlight to stay alive.

But if you think about what the trees are doing...

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Chris Ruggiero Chris Ruggiero

Asking for Permission is Asking for Rejection

We’re living in the most exciting time in the history of the world. I was just working on a project in photoshop and had no idea what I was doing. Within 30 seconds after a google search, I had my solution.

I have instant access to everything every human has ever learned. More importantly...

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How far are you willing to go?

Those thoughts in your mind that come up with excuses are not based on reality. They are based on fear. The more fuel you feed them, the more logical and real they become. 

Excuses are crutches you create to make yourself feel better about not taking action. 

It's easier for you to admit why you can't do something than to...

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Chris Ruggiero Chris Ruggiero

Why being bad at things is awesome...

I see people doing cool stuff all the time and wish I could be like them. I don’t want to spend the time they put into learning how to do it. I just want to be good at it right now.

Some people say with 10 thousand hours of practice you can be an expert at anything. I dont know if that’s true, but...

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