Mindset

The summary of all self-help is to focus on the long-term in everything you do!

“We have to endure the discordance between imagination and fact. It is better to say, “I am suffering,” than to say, “This landscape is ugly.”

—Simone Weil

Pessimists see problems. They worry about what could go wrong in the future. Optimists see possibilities. They focus on what could go right in the future. Proactive people turn problems into possibilities. They give us reasons to be optimistic about the future.

what’s stopping you from sharing your unique gifts with the world? 99% of the time, the answer is your own mind convincing you you’re not good enough, aren’t “ready”, will look stupid, people won’t care, etc reminder: you can just decide to do it anyway whenever you want though

Nobody wakes up feeling great and ready to get after it every day. The work is accepting your feelings and taking them along for the ride. It requires equal parts grace and grit, self-discipline and self-compassion. Keep showing up.

Spend less time focusing on "discipline," and more time in things that genuinely pull you forward... The person who requires internal force, will always get lapped by someone with genuine drive toward that thing. Obsession beats discipline all day long.

“We have to endure the discordance between imagination and fact. It is better to say, “I am suffering,” than to say, “This landscape is ugly.”

― Simone Weil

Your life history impacts you much less than your stories about it.