Tag: growth
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It’s ok to be uncomfortable
For some strange reason, we are generally not comfortable being uncomfortable. We enter new territory, and we lose our grip. We get stressed, and we freak out. The reality is that things are outside our control much of the time, and we get by just fine. We just don’t focus on it. Part of living…
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Choose growth
“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” Abraham Maslow We often come to a fork in the road, which usually boils down to two options – do I take the path of least resistance? Or do…
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Irrational fears getting in the way
Some fears are genuine and serve us well to keep us safe, but we spend much of our days worrying about extreme scenarios that realistically will never happen.
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Seeking more meaning, purpose and fulfilment
What are three things to ask someone seeking more meaning, purpose and fulfilment? “What do they love doing? What are they good at doing? What does the world need from them?” Jacqueline Novogratz We get hung up on searching for “our passion”. We feel guilty about not having some superhero career. We would like to…
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Trusting the gold within
“One one of our greatest illusions is that we are on our way to being wiser and more loving … and that this will only happen to us sometime in the future, after we have done the right practices, found the right teacher, and purified away enough of our imperfections.” Tara Brach We all struggle…
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Opportunities opening up
Do you ever notice how opportunities seem to open up just when you need them? We feel down and the future looks bleak. We loose sleep worrying about some existential threat which may or may not happen. How will we get out of this one? Next thing a solution seems to appear before our eyes.…
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Seeking is the reward, not the finish line!
“The key is to pursue rewards, but understand that the pursuit is actually the reward if you want to have repeated wins. The celebration has to be less than the pursuit.” Andrew Huberman We were taught to focus on winning. But that feeling is only fleeting before we are after the next thing. What if…
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Productivity vs Creativity
“If you want to become more creative, become less productive.” Neil deGrasse Tyson A new dilemma I have a dilemma. I have been thinking a lot about productivity. I feel a heavy pressure to be more productive. I want more progress on my goals, but I think much of the anxiety comes from ‘success culture’.…