This is a posting a little bit outside the usual for Media + Creativity but this is a story worth sharing.

I met Kash Shaikh through Twitter.  Good dude.  We connect on Longhorn football, business insights, and the digital media future.

At times Kash uses the hashtag #besomebody when referencing different types of situations and inspiring others.  Totally getting this type of mindset, I appreciated the hashtag and adopted it.

Fast forward to 2011 and Kash has turned the hashtag into a blog.

One of his first postings was downright awesome. So awesome that it’s worth sharing. These are Kash’s beliefs. Based on seeing 33 countries within 18 months as an international exec for P&G.

1. Life is measured in Moments.
2. The hardest person to be honest with is yourself.
3. Self-awareness, self-love, and self-control are the best (and hardest) gifts we can give ourselves.
4. Eloquence of speech and deftness of composition are the most powerful of weapons.
5. Procrastination is a disease. Action is Immunity.
6. There is nothing more contagious than the Energy of those around you.
7. Character is how hard you work when no one’s watching.
8. Physical fitness leads to mental well-being.
9. Failures fade but regrets can haunt you forever.
10. Laughter sounds the same in every language.
11. Inspiration is everywhere.
12. Balance is power.
13. Family is medicine.
14. The heart is a muscle.

Nothing that’s super new or grand in scale yet super simple and powerful.

It has recently been pointed out that travel makes one smarter, more creative and more open-minded. Might be worth considering Kash’s wisdom. You might not be able to travel the world, but at the very least, you can inherit some of Kash’s wisdom based on his journeys.