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May 16, 2019
Be mindful of your intentions vs your actions
Be mindful of the discrepancy between what you intend to do and what you are actually doing. The person who acts only out of habit, and not desire, is a puppet.
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May 15, 2019
Criticism is common
Criticism is common.
People who don’t let it adversely affect them are not.
Be uncommon.
If you don’t want to be the type of person who lets criticism impact their life in a significant way, don’t be.
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Silent support isn’t supportive
Silent support isn’t supportive.
Support can be anything from kind words & encouragement, positive feedback, to patronage & purchases. If you like or appreciate something, take the time to express it.
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“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” — Norman Vincent Peale
Be confident enough in yourself to listen to criticism and explore views you don’t necessarily agree with — because those who always agree with you will rarely push you to improve as much as those who don’t.
“A wise person knows that there is something to be learned from everyone.” — Unknown
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If you never risk failure, you’ll inevitably be bested by others who do.
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Seek potency not popularity
Popularity seekers cherish perception.
Potency seekers cherish results.
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Resisting the urge to run & hide
To express anything online these days is to open yourself up to criticism & abuse. It’s likely better to learn to not let it affect your sense of self-worth or well-being than it is to seek ways to remove yourself from any situation where you may have to deal with it.
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May 14, 2019
The results of your actions speak louder than words
The results of your actions speak louder than words.
You can read a million motivational sayings to pump yourself up — or echo them to others until you’re blue in the face — but that won’t change anything unless you take action and consistently change your behavior.
Don’t just read it or preach it and expect it to make a difference in your life. Knowing something is not enough. Knowing what you should do is not enough. You have to use what you know and take acti...
A sign that someone is being themselves
Do you know how you can tell when someone is likely being themselves? When they don’t always act according to social norms.
Trying to be like anyone or everyone else is not being yourself.
* Of course, this can also be a sign of discomfort or ignorance of local customs. But in many cases, if someone is comfortable being “weird” around you, then they are likely comfortable expressing themselves as they prefer to be vs what society expects.
Updated from a post from 2013
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May 13, 2019
“The problem is Millennials”
“This younger generation is the problem.”
False.
This generation didn’t build the world we live in, previous generations did. If the world is worse now than it was when you were young, that has more to do with past generations than the current one.
Older generations are responsible for the problems & circumstances that younger generations have to contend with – not the other way around.
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