3-2-1: On loving your fate, how to handle pressure, and the value of being proactive yet positive
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3-2-1: On loving your fate, how to handle pressure, and the value of being proactive yet positive
"People can sometimes be held hostage by their expectations. They have a dream of something they would like to achieve or a path they intend to follow, but their mindset falls apart when things don't work out how they had hoped.
The key is to reach for an extremely high bar, but to be adaptable enough to reframe the failures, disappointments, and d... See more
The key is to reach for an extremely high bar, but to be adaptable enough to reframe the failures, disappointments, and d... See more
3-2-1: On the danger of a good idea, how to do your best work, and a question to inspire action
1 key takeaway:
Next time you are faced with uncertainty or change, follow the four 4P’s:
Next time you are faced with uncertainty or change, follow the four 4P’s:
- Pause and collect yourself.
- Process by naming your emotion.
- Plan by assessing your skills, capabilities, and resources.
- Proceed , treating your next steps as experiments and adjusting as you go.
WITH GOD DAILY - "Gifts vs. Giver"
this, we must learn to adapt ourselves to the environment into which fate has placed us and do our best to love the people with whom fate has surrounded us. We must learn to welcome whatever falls to our lot and persuade ourselves that whatever happens to us is for the best.
William B. Irvine • A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
I.
"Take all the energy you spend on...
worrying about the past
worrying about the future
worrying about what others think
worrying about if you might fail
... and channel that energy into one useful action within your control."
II.
"Stories of failure resonate more than stories of success. Few people reach the top, but everyone has failed—including those... See more
"Take all the energy you spend on...
worrying about the past
worrying about the future
worrying about what others think
worrying about if you might fail
... and channel that energy into one useful action within your control."
II.
"Stories of failure resonate more than stories of success. Few people reach the top, but everyone has failed—including those... See more
FOUR THINGS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT
If you’re not failing, you’re not learning.
If you’re not learning, you’re not growing.
If you’re not growing, you’re not living.
Share this:
The most useful trait you can train within yourself: To stop seeing failure as a bad thing.
Share this:
Reflect: Then consider sharing this thought with others.
THREE THI... See more
If you’re not failing, you’re not learning.
If you’re not learning, you’re not growing.
If you’re not growing, you’re not living.
Share this:
The most useful trait you can train within yourself: To stop seeing failure as a bad thing.
Share this:
Reflect: Then consider sharing this thought with others.
THREE THI... See more