affirmations

[sufi]

I watched some of the Theranos series - all about someone who believed their own affirmations and got everyone else to believe them too despite they were rubbish and of course then the whole thing collapses

i think that's a common story being told these days, e.g. also SFX. the brain-fried guy

Elizabeth Holmes's:

“ALL ABOUT BUSINESS.”

“I am not impulsive.”

“I do not react.”

“I am always proactive.”

“I know the outcome of every encounter.”

“I do not hesitate.”

“I speak rarely. When I do—CRISP and CONCISE. I call bullshit immediately. My hands are always in my pockets or gesturing,”​

Elizabeth Holmes: Inside the routine at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas

Here's what we know about the Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, where Holmes will serve her 11-year sentence.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[william_kent]

William Wragg MP



on the wall, an aspirational quote:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?"

also, his wi-fi password:



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