Borrow liberally, combine uniquely, and create your own bespoke blueprint.
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” –Niels Bohr.
These individuals have riches just as we say that we ‘have a fever,’ when really the fever has us.” –Seneca Roman Stoic philosopher, famed playwright.
Success, however you define it, is achievable if you collect the right field-tested beliefs and habits.
Realistic goals, goals restricted to the average ambition level, are uninspiring and will only fuel you through the first or second problem, at which point you throw in the towel. If the potential payoff is mediocre or average, so is your effort.
Oftentimes, in order to do the big things, you have to let the small bad things happen.
There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson.
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear. I.
The opposite of play isn’t work. It’s depression.
Many a false step was made by standing still.” –Fortune cookie.
If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.” – James Cameron “If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn’t plan your mission properly.” – Colonel David Hackworth “Not my circus. Not my monkeys.” – Polish proverb.
If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn’t plan your mission properly.” –Colonel David Hackworth.
The future is already here – it’s just unevenly distributed.” – William Gibson.
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think. Unreasonable and unrealistic goals are easier to achieve for yet another reason.
And if you say you’re not creative, look at how much you’re missing out on just because you’ve told yourself that. I think creativity is one of the greatest gifts that we’re born with that some people don’t cultivate, that they don’t realize it could be applied to literally everything in their lives.
How has being “realistic” or “responsible” kept you from the life you want? 2. How has doing what you “should” resulted in subpar experiences or regret for not having done something else? 3. Look at what you’re currently doing and ask yourself, “What would happen if I did the opposite of.
Stop wishing and start doing.
Herbs? Herbs are from the leaves and stems of plants. Spices, on the other hand, are from the root, bark, and seeds.
Busy is a decision.” Here’s why: Of the many, many excuses people use to rationalize why they can’t do something, the excuse “I am too busy” is not only the most inauthentic, it is also the laziest. I don’t believe in “too busy.” Like I said, busy is a decision. We do the things we want to do, period. If we say we are too busy, it is shorthand for “not important enough.
Seeing progress in changing numbers makes the repetitive fascinating and creates a positive feedback loop. Once again, the act of measuring is often more important than what you measure. To quote the industrial statistician George Box: “Every model is wrong, but some are useful.