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September 14 - September 21, 2017
As someone who is generally even-tempered, I’ve experienced more highs and lows in the past year than I have my entire life. Living your dreams really is a roller-coaster.
You may have created elaborate and intricate plans; but until you start doing the work every single day, you have no idea what is actually involved. Nothing works out exactly how you mapped it in your mind.
One thing is certain, life rewards those who act—the hustlers; not the wishers. Those who act will be smashed and pounded by life. But this is happiness. This is growth. It requires pain and sacrifice. However, the pain, discomfort, failure, and all else, is far better than sitting on the side-lines wondering what could have been.
we may wake up one day and ask ourselves, “Where did my life go?” “What was the purpose of all this?” “Who am I?”
You can’t slow your time by being busy. You can only slow your time by being present, living a life of congruence, and by choosing to relate on a trusting and vulnerable level with those you love.
The truest form of movement is the change that happens within us—in who we become.
Creativity begets creativity. Momentum generates more momentum.
When you see yourself succeed, you develop more confidence in your ability to succeed at bigger and bigger things. This is how motivation works. When you set a goal, a gap is created between where you currently stand and where you want to be (i.e., you goal). That gap flips on a psychological switch called self-regulation, which is our way of evaluating how we are doing compared to our goal. If we are not performing in a way we believe is required to achieve our goal, we reallocate our motivational resources toward that goal. Thus, we can get a huge surge of motivation!
In order for this self-regulatory process to work, we need to be clear on what our goal is. Whe...
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Does that vision truly motivate you? Is it what you really want? If so, then the motivation needed to get there will come. Your behavior will ...
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current goals into a bucket list? What is it you really want to do this year? Or, what is it you really want to do in your entire life?
When you make a list of things that must happen before you die, you quickly realize that many (often most) of the things you spend your time on won’t get you there.
life. What really matters? What do you really want your legacy to be? What experiences do you really want to happen? Once you have your bucket list written down: start.
done as soon as possible. The journey will become the destination. The very act of moving toward big things that are personally meaningful makes your life worth living. How cool would it be to be training for American Ninja Warrior or saving for your African Safari trip? Put deadlines on your bucket list. Make them happen. Make them real. Buy that plane ticket. Sign up for that race. Ask that girl on a date. Pitch that article to the big publisher. Just start. Fail.
What activities trigger your finest performance? What things trigger happiness in you? What things put you in a mental place where you are completely present?
power is in you to create the life you truly want to live. You can get there much faster than you think. The universe will conspire to help you get where you want to be. You must believe it is possible. Not kind of believe or sort of believe. But totally believe.
Please don’t get lost in your pursuits and becoming a human-doing. Many people spend their entire lives moving forward but never stop to see the scenery. The goal is to be present while simultaneously moving in a desired direction. Take it all in. Be open to inspiration.
