Stephen Guise's Blog, page 17
November 27, 2017
Why It’s So Important to Seek Discomfort
I was about to bring my laptop back into bed this morning. The cozy blankets and lounging potential seemed irresistible, but I decided against it and worked at my stand-up ...
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November 20, 2017
7 Reasons to Sell Everything You Own and Travel Long Term
I plan to let my lease expire and sell everything I own except for what fits in a suitcase and a backpack. Then I will wander around the world for ...
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November 7, 2017
3 Keys to Emotional Stability
Simply put, if you aren’t emotionally stable, life will be difficult. Emotional stability is vital to a good life because without it, you are prone to emotional breakdowns, which can ...
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October 30, 2017
The One Thing All Winners Have In Common
All winners have one thing in common—they aren’t afraid to lose. Most meaningful “wins” in life involve risk of loss. The potential loss could be financial, emotional, ego-related, or something ...
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October 16, 2017
You’re More Powerful Than You Think
“If you want to be tougher mentally, it is simple: Be tougher. Don’t meditate on it.” These words of Jocko’s helped one listener— a drug addict— get sober after many ...
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October 9, 2017
Potential Is Worthless
JaMarcus Russell was one of the most highly touted college prospects that the NFL had seen in some time. Here are some of the things scouts and NFL experts said ...
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October 2, 2017
Raise Your Floor, Not Your Ceiling
I recently came across a quote that instantly became my favorite quote of all time. “We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level ...
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September 25, 2017
Why You Should Take Your Goals Less Seriously (No, Really)
A strategist considers all options, especially the counterintuitive ones. This article is worth the 3,000 word journey. Look at it this way: If you disagree, you’ll probably take your goals even ...
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September 17, 2017
How to Think Clearly
Sometimes the problem isn’t that we’re not thinking through life, it’s that we’re thinking about so many things that our brains get stuck in an endless loop of unresolved ideas. ...
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September 4, 2017
4 Important Lessons I’ve Learned About Life
1. There are two types of people: those who don’t know what they’re doing and those who pretend like they do. Existence is stupid. Regardless of how you think we ...
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