Tuesday, 31 December 2013

what you want to do



If you don’t already know what you want to do,

trying to settle on a passion may take longer

than building one by mastering something that

meshes well with your strengths. Either way,

the important thing to remember is to build up

mastery as quickly as possible—being really

great at what you do is a form of career

capital.

Monday, 30 December 2013

your goals



Once you have your values figured out, list
your goals. Big and small, what 10 or 15 things
do you want to accomplish in the next ten
years? Look at how those match up with your
values and strengths, and make a rough plan
for when you’ll work toward them and which
one or two you’ll tackle first. Get your
gratifying work from that—do what it will take
to achieve your goals.

Wednesday, 25 December 2013

forgiveness



The defining book on forgiveness was written
by Everett Worthington and suggests the
REACH process:

Tuesday, 24 December 2013

guaranteed



If you blame others, you’re all but guaranteed
to enjoy this state forever, because the only
way the situation is likely to change is if you
act.

Friday, 20 December 2013

Have you been wronged?



Have you been wronged? Has something that
happened to you kept you from doing what you
want to do, or living the life you want?

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

yourself



yourself, you’re arguing with yourself, but bear
with me. If you’re already talking to yourself,
there are at least two of you in your head.

Monday, 16 December 2013

Be the change you want



Gandhi had it half right when he
said, “Be the change you want
to see in the world.”

Sunday, 15 December 2013

you can do it



If you feel called to reach asmall number of people more
personally, you can do it.

Saturday, 14 December 2013

millions, even billions



If you feel called to reach a large
number of people - thousands,
millions, even billions - you can
do it.

Friday, 6 December 2013

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

communication

We could write an entire book
about communication (and in fact,
we did), but for now let’s focus on
the two most important things:

Opt Out of Politics



Opt Out of Politics

Sunday, 1 December 2013

Practice saying no

 Practice saying no

forget the pain




forget the pain in our lives for just
a little while, flipping channels
as a form of self-medication and
tuning out.