Category: Mindset
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How do you measure experiences?
“It’s important to know in advance, to make sure you’re staying focused on what’s honestly important to you.” Derek Sivers I was out for breakfast this morning with my wife. The service was taking a long time even though the place did not appear to be busy. We waited to order. The coffee wasn’t too…
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Why wait to be happy
“Above all, there is one mistake you cannot afford to make, you cannot wait until you have solved all your problems to be happy.” – Sam Harris Most of us believe that “one day” we will be happy, when we accomplish everything. But the problems never stop. Life is a series of never ending problems.…
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Are you a good boss to yourself?
“The world’s worst boss might very well be you. Because the most important boss whom each of us answers to is ourselves. And what it means to have a better boss is to have a boss who raises the bar for us but still gives us a break when we fail. What we need is…
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Is change slow or fast?
What a crazy year 2020 has been so far! A global pandemic and general chaos all round. If you read the news, it may seem hard to get excited about the year. When I look at the day to day though on a micro level, not much appears to be changing. I’ve been in the…
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Is authenticity overrated?
“If you go to see Hamilton on Broadway when it reopens, you’re certainly hoping for no one in the cast to be authentic, you want everyone in the cast to give their best possible performance.” Seth Godin I recently heard Seth Godin challenging the popular idea of “being authentic”. Seth’s statement got me thinking as…
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Knowing is not the same as doing
“Knowing what to do and not doing it is the same as not knowing what to do.” Robin Sharma I’ve been trying to learn some new skills and have quickly realised that knowing is not the same as doing. You can read all the books in the world and watch all the lectures, but until…
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Time for something new
I started feeling a bit tired of the repetitive and ordinary. So I am trying to take a few more risks and shake things up a bit. I never used to be much of a risk taker until I decided to move overseas to London several years ago. That really changed things for me and…
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Lean into fear
“If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.” Seth Godin When something scares you, how do you respond? Do you back away in fear, or do you lean into it? Losing to fear Fear is an instinct, but often it doesn’t serve us well. It limits our capability. I would be…
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Seek out opposing views
“When two extreme opinions meet, the truth lies generally somewhere in the middle. Without exposure to the other side, you will naturally drift toward the extremes and away from the truth of the matter.” Annie Duke When is the last time you changed your mind on an opinion? We get caught up in our own…
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Traps of comparison
“Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.” Jordan Peterson It’s a common trap to start comparing ourselves to others. We think this or that person is more successful and happier than us. Do we really know this for sure? We can really only see one aspect of a…