📫 Motivations, Protein, Saving, Maître d', and Rock Fight – Weekend Words #042

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We hope you’re enjoying the holiday weekend. This week we are trying something new.

Five quotes from books we previously featured—each with a different focus to help you live a balanced life.

FOOD & TRAVEL:

“Each journey is a window into one of 12 motivations for travel: Curiosity, Inspiration, Happiness, Creativity, Serendipity, Hardship, Service, Healing, Wonder, Empathy, Eroticism, and Hope.”

— Ash Bhardwaj, Why We Travel: A Journey Into Human Motivation

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HEALTH:

“One macronutrient, in particular, demands more of our attention than most people realize: not carbs, not fat, but protein becomes critically important as we age.”

— Peter Attia, Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity

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FINANCE:

“Saving is the gap between your ego and your income.”

— Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed and Happiness

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BUSINESS & CAREER:

“‘By the time I started working in the restaurant, I knew the guests were very important. But a few months later I realized that the maître d' I watched every day was just as important because every guest was proud when he talked to them. Why? Because he was a first-class professional.’ — Horst Schulze, cofounder of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company”

— Joseph Michelli, The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

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ENTERTAINMENT:

“Well, when you're fourteen years old, you can't afford to mix in a rock fight with your five-year-old brother. You can't do it, even when you're in the right. You just can't explain a thing like that to your folks. All they'll do is point out how much bigger you are, how unfair it is to your little brother.”

— Fred Gipson, Old Yeller: A 1956 children’s novel

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