Don’t focus on the obstacles in front of you. Focus on what you need to be doing to reach your goal. Focus on the details, the outcome will take care of itself. Not looking at the desired outcome will lead to greater success in the long run.
Stop caring what other people think. Don’t let caring what other people think force you to adopt their views.
Life is not cake. If you look at others and say “why not me,” you are playing a zero-sum game. When you look at the accomplishments of others with desire, you should say “I can do that too.”
If you find yourself in a hole, quit digging. Don’g make matters worse by fretting and complaining. Make them better by looking out of the hole and deciding what you need to do to climb your way out. Anger and negative emotion will only make matters worse.
We don’t get to choose our parents but we do get to choose our mentors. This includes acquiring the wisdom of those that have come before us, it also includes choosing as associates those that can provide us examples of what we aspire to be.
Choosing a path requires thought and commitment. That does not mean you abandon your path at the earliest sign of resistance. It does mean that you need to constantly evaluate the path you are on and shift if it is clear there is a better way.
Self-pity accomplishes nothing. If you have a problem (we all do) you need to do something about it. To do or not to do, that is our choice.
If things get tough, remember that you would not be here if it weren’t for a long line of ancestors that managed to tough-it-out.
Be flexible. If you find the path to your desire blocked, find another path, if that is blocked, try yet another. There is always an opportunity, all we need to do is look for it.
There are as many paths as their are radii of a circle.
—Henry David Thoreau
Remember, the higher you are, the smaller things look. Before talking or engaging with others, imagine yourself flying high above and looking down not only at them, but everything around and concerning them. This will give you a perspective that will make you a better negotiator, person, friend.
Always have a backup plan. When things go wrong, and they will, determine to make the best out of the situation.
Our primary job on this earth is to be a good human. Look around you, if you see someone that is not being a good human, don’t be like him.
Choose a form of work and go do it. But always ask yourself why you are doing it and where it will take you. If you don’t have a good answer for those, the work is not good.
Do not leave your potential unfulfilled. The answer is work. Choose a form of work and go do it.
There two things you should aways do before acting. 1) Don’t get upset, stay calm. 2) Recall what you value most, make sure the action you are about to take does not run counter to those values.
Little things add up. Your life is the summation of your individual choices and how you learn from them.