Issue #2025-41

Thank yourself ...

Happy Sunday Reader!

We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others.

Calvin Cordozar Broadus said it ...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reshaping Wisdom Weekly into something simpler and more honest — an unnewsletter.

No links, no promos, no “here’s what you missed.” Just one idea each week that stands fully on its own. Something you can read in under three minutes, carry with you, and actually feel the impact of. Paper Napkin Wisdom has always been about clarity — the kind you’d sketch on a napkin if we were sitting together — and this format brings me back to that intention.

This one was inspired by Mr. Broadus (Snoop's real name), and a great friend who shared a video of his Hollywood Walk of Fame Induction speech.

🧠 TL;DR

Thank yourself — for the belief, the effort, the courage, and the vision that got you here.

This Week’s Wisdom (2–3 minute read)

If we were sitting together with a pen and a napkin between us, here’s what I’d write:

“Thank yourself.”

We don’t do that enough.
Most of us move from challenge to challenge, goal to goal, season to season — rarely pausing to acknowledge the person making all of it possible: the one who keeps going.

Thank yourself for believing in yourself, even quietly.
For trusting that there’s more for you — more growth, more impact, more potential — even when you couldn’t see the full picture.
For taking steps that didn’t guarantee outcomes.
For trying when you weren’t sure it would work.
For being a little braver than you felt.

Thank yourself for the vision you carried — the one other people didn’t always understand.
For holding onto the thread of who you wanted to become, even when life was pulling you in every direction.
For choosing growth over comfort more times than anyone knows.

And thank yourself for simply being you.
For showing up in your relationships, in your work, in your leadership, with the heart and integrity that only you have.
For the way you care.
For the way you try.
For the way you get up again.

Gratitude outward is powerful.
Gratitude inward is transformative.

This week, before you thank anyone else…
take one moment — a real one — and thank yourself.

You’ve earned that grace.
You’ve earned that acknowledgment.
You’ve earned that breath.

And you may be surprised at how much lighter you feel when you give it to yourself.

Make it a great week,

Govindh