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Chris Matakas

"We are the estranged orphans of our nations and tribes, and we now bear the weight not of survival of the group but of personal identity."

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"We are the estranged orphans of our nations and tribes, and we now bear the weight not of survival of the group but of personal identity."

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"I am not the river I am the net."

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"I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well."

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"What's in a name? The accumulation of reputations from all who've owned it before you."

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"The sooner you answer the question, "who am I" the more effective and successful life you will have."

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"Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by them."

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"Fall in love with your uniqueness because that's what makes your presence on earth a very special one."

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"What was it that marked me as a woman and was I prepared to let it go?"

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Akiroq Brost

"How can you stand apart from the herd? How can you start to be noticed so people will remember you? How can you be heard above the noise? "What is your personal branding that makes you special, unique, individual, and memorable?"

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"The unique fingerprint of every individual defines our unique purpose and mission on earth."

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"You are a special and unique person, who has never lived before and who will never live in the future."

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Chris Matakas
"The beautiful truth about service is that we are afforded countless opportunities to be its vehicle. Every interaction with another is an opportunity to serve. From simply letting someone into your lane in traffic, to holding a door, to a kind smile. This is all service. I am humbled by this simple truth. We are given the opportunity to express the most meaningful use of our lives every time we interact with another sentient being."

Humanity

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Chris Matakas
"The more specifically you define your goals the more attainable they become."

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Chris Matakas
"To base your self worth relative to others is to play a losing game. If you are at the bottom, you will be filled with self-loathing. If you are at the top, you will be filled with self-aggrandizement and ego. This will most certainly be one of your greatest obstacles to achieving whatever degree of mastery you are capable."

Psychology

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Chris Matakas
"Jiu Jitsu gives me an ideal to strive toward. Technical mastery lies on an infinite continuum and completion of this skill is impossible. Every time I train I have something that I can improve upon, and this will hold true for each and every training session that lies between me and my grave."

Growth

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Chris Matakas
"An intelligent consistency is the foundation of genius."

Wisdom

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Chris Matakas
"There is nothing like another's perspective to remind you that your way is not the right way, it is simply your way."

Philosophy

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Chris Matakas
"All these men recognized what they themselves valued, and lived according to these values regardless of their relationship to the values of their community. Each lived according to what brought them happiness and peace rather than commonplace prescriptions of the multitudes."

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Chris Matakas
"Quotes tell a story. A stringing together of a few words can leave you with an idea that changes the course of your life, and can direct you toward reaching your highest potential as a human. The story they tell is derived from the experience which inspired them, and it is our sharing that experience that allows for the quote to resonate so deeply within our being."

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Chris Matakas
"I wanted to get to the most essential aspect of my being, and look around for a while. I wanted to explore what I am in my most basic self. I wanted to chip away at all of the nonsense I have acquired through my twenty-nine years on this earth. I wanted to find truth. Thoreau went to the woods. I went to the mats. Jiu Jitsu has peeled the veil of daily life, and has shown me what lies beyond the curtain. We willingly accept the chains that circumstance forces upon us, and we grow to find comfort in them. We attach various fetters of day-to-day living to our being, and we do so with a smile. We accept these constraints for they come in the way of comfort. We accept conformity for it appears the path of least resistance. We strive toward the middle, and we run from ourselves."

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Chris Matakas
"We have an obligation to ourselves to foster the environment that allows for our self-actualization. Rather than my gifts serving me, I must serve them. I want to be a steward of the best aspects of my character and assist them in their fulfillment through proper discipline and habits."

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