Zero Dean's Blog, page 26

Always “strong”

When you act like you are always strong & never need help, people will assume it’s true.

Therefore:

1. Don’t be upset with others because you’re so good at appearing like you don’t need help that people believe you.

2. Don’t assume that the person who never seems like they could use a hand doesn’t appreciate being asked if they do.

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Mistakes and misery

Just a reminder: making yourself feel miserable about your mistakes is optional.

While acknowledging mistakes is important, beating yourself up over history won’t change the past, but focusing on what you learned from the experience and moving on in a productive fashion can change the future.

Life is hard enough already without abusing yourself for things you can’t change. Focus on positive progress by changing what you can.

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Failure & unmet expectations

Even for the most resolute individuals, failure is always a possibility. But there is a huge difference between letting a setback mark the end of your journey and pushing forward – despite defeats – equipped with the knowledge you learned from the experience.

Not everything we do on our journey gets us the results we want, but setbacks only lead to long-term failure if we stop putting in the effort to make progress.

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Refuse to stoop

You can fight negativity without being negative.
You can fight hate without being hateful.
And you can make an argument without shouting.

All these things do is generate more of the things we want less of.

Lead by example. Refuse to stoop to the level of those you oppose.

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Challenge what you believe

If you’re not ever willing to challenge what you believe, there’s a good chance that you’re harboring beliefs that no longer serve you. Or at the very least, harboring beliefs that are not a reflection of reality. Especially if you only surround yourself with people who believe the same things you do.

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Likes and your life

It is far more meaningful to receive a single acknowledgment for making a significant difference in one person’s life than it is to collect thousands of likes for something that will be forgotten in less than a minute.

At the end of your life, no one is going to care how many likes you got. And it’s highly likely that you won’t either.

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Maintain your self-control

 

In social media circles (and beyond), it’s a common tactic for those on one side of an argument to say things with the purpose of provoking anger on the other.

It’s important to recognize that if someone can make you lose your self-control, they control you. Especially if your lack of self-control leads to behavior that can be used against you.

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Maintain your standards

Just because others have dramatically lowered their standards for acceptable behavior doesn’t mean you should lower yours.

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How to slow down time

One of the reasons life appears to pass more quickly as we age is because we become engrained in comfort. A lack of novelty in one’s life leads to time passing with little worth remembering.

If you want to slow down the rate at which your life appears to be passing you by, embrace new experiences, set new goals, and challenge yourself.

~ June 7, 2019

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If you want to be heard, stop shouting

If you want to be heard, stop shouting. If you want to be respected, be respectful.

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