Tag: work
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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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Can trust exist without authenticity?
“With that privilege (of being different) comes a very sincere temptation to hold back who we are. And if we hold back who we are, we are less likely to be trusted. And if we are less likely to be trusted, we are less likely to be given stretch assignments. And without those stretch assignments,…
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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…
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Get curious
“Be curious, not judgmental.” Walt Whitman Do you ever catch yourself judging others for their behaviour? Maybe someone was late for an important meeting, or somebody was acting cold towards you. You jump to conclusions… The person was late because they are lazy, or they don’t care about the meeting. The person acting cold is…
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Slipping into the negative
“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will” Zig Ziglar Do you ever notice your thinking slipping too far into the negative? It’s easy during these troubling times. We have a global pandemic, an economic crisis, and divisions among society. Simply reading the news can spike up your cortisol levels and…
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Journaling can change your life
“I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.” Anne Frank The cost of busy We get so caught up in the business of our lives that often we don’t really know what is going on inside. How are we?…
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Release the non-essential
It’s not the daily increase, but the decrease. Hack away at the unessential.” BRUCE LEE Western society generally promotes the idea of accumulating more. Advertising and marketing messages bombard us. The common thought seems to be earn more and spend more. It’s all about visual cues of “success” through a bigger house, a nicer car…
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React to judgments not events
“If any external thing causes you distress, it is not the thing itself that troubles you, but your own judgment about it. And this you have the power to eliminate now.” Marcus Aurelius The stoics are the most practical practical of philosophers. Even though it was written almost 2,000 years ago, Marcus Aurelius’ book Meditations…
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Take a break
“A yawn is a silent scream.” Oscar Wilde You’re siting at your desk but nothing is coming out. You’re tired, lethargic and unproductive. Things aren’t working. You feel guilty and lazy. The self talk is getting worse. HOLD UP. It’s ok. Maybe it’s time to listen to your body. TAKE A BREAK. Do something else,…
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Nobody knows anything
Know it alls “Nobody knows anything…… Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what’s going to work. Every time out it’s a guess and, if you’re lucky, an educated one.” William Goldman Many people give off the idea that they have it all figured out. They could be successful…