Purge your life of anything that will not help you succeed.

Simplify your life.
Immerse yourself in what inspires you.
Stay focused on what you want in life.
Find your passion.
Define your own standards.
Surround yourself with beauty.
Create your own sanctuary.
Never defer expression or caring.
Be patient. Be peaceful.

Favorite Quotes

"Would those who say it can't be done please get out of the way of those who are doing it?" -Carrol Shelby, seen on a sign over his desk

"Devote time to simply Being. The practice of this calls us to a higher standard, and reminds us that there is far more to life than getting things done." -Eckhart Tolle

"The great and curious truth about the human experience is that selflessness is the best thing you can do for yourself." -David McCullough commencement speech

"If you're going to do something, hold nothing back. In life, in love, or anything at all."   "By persisting in your path, though you forefeit the little, you gain the great." - Emerson

“A good teacher can never be fixed in a routine. Each moment requires a sensitive mind that is constantly adapting. A teacher must never impose his student to fit his favorite pattern. A good teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. I am not teaching you anything. I just help you explore yourself.” - Bruce Lee

"Act so you can tell the truth about how you act." -Jordan Peterson

“There isn’t a better outcome than the one that truth produces. Even if it’s harsh and terrible in the short-term. And sometimes it’s like, there isn’t a better way of doing it — the Being you produce as a consequence of telling the truth is good.” -Jordan Peterson

"Your wisdom consists not of the knowledge you already have, but the continual search of knowledge, which is the highest form of wisdom." -Jordan Peterson 

"Gratitude is the highest form of thought." -Hallerin Hill 

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

"Far better it is to dare mighty things
To win glorious triumphs,
Even though checkered by failure,
Than to take rank with those poor spirits 
Who neither enjoy nor suffer much,
Because they live in the gray twilight
That knows not victory or defeat!  -Theodore Roosevelt 

In loving memory of my Dad, Jeff Deardorff, my biggest fan, who died while climbing a mountain in September of 2020. He had reached the summit the day before, and I feel that is symbolic of his life. ❤️