Tag: work
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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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To stay or go
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.” J.P. Morgan Have you decided yet? We often get caught straddled between two places. Neither here nor there. No meaningful progress and time keeps slipping by. It can be scary to face up to change. So…
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Staying true
“The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.” Dave Chapelle Do you ever find you have drifted off the path from who you thought you were? It can be hard to stay true to ourselves in today’s world. We feel the weight of other people’s expectations and…
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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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Would you pay someone for how you spend your time?
“One of the things you should be asking yourself when you spend an hour is, ‘well, would I have paid someone $50 to have had that hour?’ And if the answer is no, well maybe you should do something else with your time. It depends on whether or not you think your time is worthwhile.…
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Keep developing
“Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development, because success is something you attract by the person you become.” Jim Rohn We must keep developing ourselves. When we grow, we thrive. We are more engaged in our lives. It’s meaningful. We all have some areas we would like to develop. Do…
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Acting upon ambition
“To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls. Not to act upon that ambition is to turn our backs on ourselves and on the reason for our existence.” Steven Pressfield We feel those stirrings of ambition, but often we quickly shut them down. Who has time…