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August 21, 2020
PRINCIPLE 1: SUCCESS IS INSIDE OUT
INSIDE OUT
I can trace every single one of my bad decisions back to a loss of clarity in the moment I made the decision.
Internal: 1. Clarity 2. Anticipation External: 3. Ritual 4. Task
PRINCIPLE 2: THE EXPIRATION DATE ON ANY COMMITMENT IS 24 HOURS
At least once a day we have to recommit powerfully to our personal vision.
PRINCIPLE 3: EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE IS BASED ON EITHER A DREAM OR A FEAR
Dream-based decisions are based on principles of abundance. They move you closer to your best self. They make you a more positive person and a kinder, wiser person. I like to think of dream-decisions as ones that enlarge your influence and your impact on the world. Fear-based decisions make you small— they stunt your personal growth and lead to selfishness, pettiness, anxiety, and frustration.
Sadly, most of us are running fear software as our default mindset. In fact, many neuroscientists believe that the brain is evolutionarily hardwired to be fear-based. So, we have to work to be dream-based and make dream-based decisions. It’s not something that is going to come without effort. I’m not talking about blind optimism and rose-colored glasses. I’m talking about choosing to be hopeful and determined. I’ve been saying it for over twenty years, and it’s still true: every day you must make your dreams more real than your fears.
The most powerful way to make your dreams more real than your fears is to vividly imagine your dreams, as...
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Before I begin each day, I take the immediate action of finding my clarity, of powerfully remembering, reconnecting, and recommitting to my dreams.
It’s a short trip from feeling trapped to feeling overwhelmed.
Externally, where would you be? Would you be living where you are now? Would you be on a boat in Tahiti?
More patience with family and friends?
