It is a sad reality that your closest loved ones often view you through a lens that does not reflect reality, therefore, the advice they give to you may not reflect something you can actually implement.
As you are learning new skills, you should not be so hard in judging yourself and not stress out so much about what other people say about your progress.
For me, getting through college Calculus meant taking on a different approach to learning. Getting through college accounting meant taking an even more radical approach.
The guy I taught Calculus had a similar end goal but didn't ultimately make it. That doesn’t mean the time we spent together was not meant to be.
After failing Calculus twice in college, I took on more swing at the class with a new approach: learning fast enough to teach it to another person.
‘The Parable of the Talents,’ a story recorded in the Bible as told by Jesus Christ, is one of the greatest personal development lessons a person can take in, regardless of their stance on faith and Higher Powers.
Humans need the motivation to want to do stuff. And while loved one and certain causes are noble motivators, the best motivation always comes from within.
Over the course of your life, you are going to fail. You are expected to fall. You are supposed to fail. Until you fail (and fail enough), you will not see lasting success.
That journey of a thousand miles cannot begin without taking that first step. But it will help you reach that long destination if you consult a map first.
Too many people try to get most of their 'mentorships' from books and videos. The real lessons you learn, and the surprising amount of lessons you teach, come from live interactions with people, whether titans of industry or interns learning the ropes of the business.
Don't feel bad if it doesn’t come to pass, but you would be surprised how often a person well outside your orbit will do a solid for an average fan.
In reality, there are just two reason for a person to not to the wrong think if they get the opportunity. One is a personal crisis of morals and the other is just the act of self-preservation where they think they’ll get caught.
What is so different about you now that would make you refuse to do something you would have done without question in the past?
As long as the life you live does not interfere with others, it’s up to them to figure out how to get what they want.
You are no good to anyone if you cannot muster the energy to act in a real moment of need.
In an age where we can honestly know and connect with thousands of people, we can only have direct relations with about 100 at any given time. Are you engaging with the proper amount of positive people in that hundred at this moment?
We do not get a chance to 'choose' what sets off triggers in us. So it is important to remember that other people can't choose what you do that may or may not set off triggers in them.
Anything you can see as an obstacle from afar can be planned for and dealt with. Anything you don’t see until you have come upon it tends to be harder to manage in real-time.
If you find yourself in a situation where you can feel panic coming over you, ask yourself these question to get yourself back to a state of peace: - Will anyone die? - Will I get fired or lose a relationship? - Will I have to fire someone or end a relationship as a way to save myself from getting fired or losing a relationship myself? - Am I still in a panic? - Why am I still in a panic?
How many times have you made an assumption that you have enough of something based on a quick look to find out you were woefully short? How often do you get a confirmation that another person has enough of something to find they were woefully short?
When you are working hard at overdoing things, you are setting yourself up for getting fewer things done. If you just focus on a few things, you should be able to do those things well or at least get better results from having the ability to focus more on those things.
Being a living example to the life you want to teach others that is possible is the greatest lesson you could ever teach.
Sometimes, the best way to figure out why your message is not resonating with your target audience is to try to deliver it to a hostile audience.
Sunk costs are a dilemma in all aspects of life that should be dealt with, not avoided.
The reason you should never meet your heroes is that you are more likely to be disappointed with the encounter than enthused. Your heroes may seem superhuman, but they are just as human as you are, and just as likely to be frustrated or angry with their own lives.
After a celebratory episode, there is the inevitable let down that is going to come. Actually, you are always a split second away from a letdown occurring just because that how life works. But you can usually prepare yourself for when these episodes happen.
Episode #208 marks the four years of producing and publishing this podcast, and we will rightfully celebrate this milestone. But as discussed in Episode #200 on celebrating milestones, you can take the time to celebrate whenever you feel a need to celebrate.
There are three parts to being successful in delegation work and responsibility. I added a fourth because you really must do this to get your mind right before you really get into delegation.
A headache is a symptom. Pain in your foot is a symptom. A concussion is a condition that can cause a headache but is treatable. A broken toe is a condition that can cause pain in your foot but is treatable.
Sometimes, the first step to a resolution is the only step possible, with no real path to resolution. And you just have to live with it.
