To ask, every day, "What matters, in the end?" is to create the possibility of differentiated choice, the potential to overthrow the tyranny of our history, so as to honour something in us that has always been there, waiting for our courage.
— James Hollis
Theatwitter.comTo ask, every day, "What matters, in the end?" is to create the possibility of differentiated choice, the potential to overthrow the tyranny of our history, so as to honour something in us that has always been there, waiting for our courage. — James Hollis
I think about this quote on a daily basis. It's one of the most common concepts I share with my coaching clients, and here's why...
Most people either:
• Lack clarity on what they want out of life.
• Know what they want, but don't know how to achieve it.
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James Hollis recommends asking of every significant decision in life: “Does this choice diminish me, or enlarge me?”
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
- What do you know is true ?
- What are your goals ? Or, alternatively: what do you want to achieve in life ?
- What are you going to do to achieve 2) in light of 1)?