Winning at life
The secret to life is doing the thing again. And again.
"Dreams are fun when they are distant. The imagination loves to play with possibilities when there is no risk of failure.
But when you find yourself on the verge of action, you pause. You can feel the uncertainty of what lies ahead. Thoughts swirl. Maybe this isn't the right time? Failure is possible now.
In that moment—in that short pause that ari... See more
But when you find yourself on the verge of action, you pause. You can feel the uncertainty of what lies ahead. Thoughts swirl. Maybe this isn't the right time? Failure is possible now.
In that moment—in that short pause that ari... See more
3-2-1: On living with lightness, the root cause of sin, and how to compete without losing yourself
It’s easy to get in your own way by setting the bar too high. Instead, set the bar as low as possible. Any progress at all is a good thing. What is the smallest unit of progress you can make?
Do one push up
Read one page
Write one sentence
Take one photo
Draw one doodle
Just do one every day
Do one push up
Read one page
Write one sentence
Take one photo
Draw one doodle
Just do one every day
Jumpstarting a new habit
Once we stop wishing it were summer, winter can be a glorious season when the world takes on a sparse beauty, and even the pavements sparkle. It’s a time for reflection and recuperation, for slow replenishment, for putting your house in order.
Katherine May • Wintering: The power of rest and retreat in difficult times
Winning the game of life requires you to focus on the cards you have and choosing what to do with them.
Mel Robbins • The Let Them Theory
The only way to get out of the spot you’re in is to do something that feels unreasonable , that’s unreasonable in the short term, that a similar person in a similar situation would say is unreasonable.
Seth Godin • Being stuck is reasonable
knew that I was worried about other people’s opinions, but I had no idea how big of a problem it was until I started saying Let Them. Let Them judge. Let Them disapprove. Let Them have their opinions. Let Them think bad thoughts. Let Them talk about me behind my back.