Chop Wood Carry Water Quotes

“Everyone wants to be great, until it’s time to do what greatness requires.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“Dream BIG. Start small. Be ridiculously faithful.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“Even though you are equipped with life changing wisdom that could transform lives, you must not share it without an invitation. Most people just want to be heard and loved, they don't want your wisdom, and that is OK. Sometimes, you can actually become the greatest impediment to other people growing when you try and force things on them. In time, if they see you model it, they will probably start to ask.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“You fuel your heart with six things: what you watch, what you read, what you listen to, who you surround yourself with, how you talk to yourself, and what you visualize.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“Akira thought for a minute, then said, “John, I want to share with you the most important piece of wisdom my sensei ever shared with me. The ultimate illusion of the human experience is control6. The person you want beside you in battle is the guy who has surrendered the outcome, and surrendered to the fact that he might die. When you surrender the outcome, you are freed up to be at your best, to be in the moment, and to trust your training. It is the one who has surrendered the outcome who ironically has the greatest chance of survival. It is the one who has surrendered the outcome who has the greatest chance of success. It is the one who has surrendered to the fact that he could fail, who has the greatest likelihood of not failing. Until you surrender the outcome, you will always be the greatest enemy to your own success. In order to reach your greatest potential you must operate with a heart posture of gratitude, commit to the controllables, surrender the outcome, and trust the process.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“For a long time, I was really frustrated because I felt like nobody took me seriously. Now looking back, I realize the real problem was that I didn’t take myself seriously.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“You don’t have to be a jerk or tell the people of your current circle that they have been negatively influencing you. You can treat them very well, but consciously choose to spend much less time around them.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

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― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“In order to reach your greatest potential you must operate with a heart posture of gratitude, commit to the controllables, surrender the outcome, and trust the process.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“When you surrender the outcome, you are freed up to be at your best, to be in the moment, and to trust your training.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“choosing to believe that anything that happens is in your best interest will turn all of the challenges and circumstances into a refinery that will shape your character and skills, and will develop within you an ability to change the world.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“You might not be able to stop negative thoughts or your inner critic from screaming at you, but you don’t have to believe them or give them significance, and you can definitely talk to yourself rather than just listening to the negativity!”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“The secret is to understand that nothing is a test, but only an opportunity to learn and grow. Many people never fulfill their potential, because they look at every situation in life as a test.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“Each of us are building our own house. Sometimes you might think you are building for your school, your family, your company, or your team, but you are always building your own house…”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“Everyone wants to be great, until it’s time to do what greatness requires. Dream BIG. Start small. Be ridiculously faithful. Focus on what you can control.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“falling in love with the process of becoming great, and doing the boring work (chop wood carry water) with excellence.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“He said that greatness is a bunch of small things done well, added up over time, that most people think are too small to matter.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“Humility is not thinking less of your self, but thinking of your self less.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“the reason it takes longer is because with one eye on the goal, you only have one eye for the journey.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“Words put pictures in your mind. Pictures in your mind impact how you feel. How you feel impacts what you do. What you habitually do impacts your destiny.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“I want to become the type of person people love being around because my life inspires them to become everything they are capable of being.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“But choosing to believe that anything that happens is in your best interest will turn all of the challenges and circumstances into a refinery that will shape your character and skills, and will develop within you an ability to change the world.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“Worth Statement: My value comes from who I am, NOT from what I do. Growth Mindset: Anything that happens to me today is in my best interest and it is an opportunity for me to learn and grow. What Went Well: (Write out 15 specific things you did well today. Feel free to use examples of areas you got better in even if they weren’t the very best you are capable of.) 1. I kept my stance solid for every shot 2. I caught myself wondering if I would be able to finish the practice. Started to talk to myself instead of listening to myself 3. I was intentional about treating the other apprentices very well even when I felt like they didn’t deserve it 4. I chose to take deep breaths before I approached the firing line 5. I held my core stable and kept clean lines in my shooting form 6. I cleared my mind before each release and remembered to focus on controllables 7. I saw Katsuo shoot three tight groupings, but I chose not to compare and focused on my own shots 8. I chose to see myself being very strong even when I felt my shoulder shake on my last set of draws 9. When I got frustrated and wanted to give up, I reminded myself that I am building my own house 10. I started and finished my practice today without anyone forcing me 11. I kept my breathing slow and focused on the firing line 12. I remembered to keep visualizing each arrow hitting where I aimed it, even when my shots were off 13. I remembered to pause and settle my mind and breathe before each release 14. I encouraged the other apprentices by reminding them of what they were doing well 15. I did a better job today of letting the negative thoughts fly on by and not give them power 16. I kept my releases easy and unconscious Areas For Growth: (Formerly called “Weaknesses” but we are looking at them as growth opportunities now) • Keeping my mind clear and focusing on my process even when I am distracted • Staying present after a mistake and focusing on what I need to do NOW What I Learned: (This can be something that you already know but learned the importance of again) • I shoot tighter groupings when I remember to release my goals and focus on my controllables instead • By focusing on what my fellow apprentices do well, it creates a much better energy and environment for growth and optimum performance.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great

“Adam Braun’s book, The Promise of a Pencil.”
― Joshua Medcalf, Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great