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How To Keep Going If You Don't Know What's Next - Darius Foroux
Focus On The Day
Much of our anxiety comes from uncertainty about the future. We never really know what will happen tomorrow or in a year from now.
The best thing you can do is to focus on your very next step, right now. Do something with your day. Forget about the rest.
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Getting Started Isn't Enough
Anyone can become a writer, singer, designer, illustrator, entrepreneur, you name it. But only a few stay one.
Focus On The Day
Much of our anxiety comes from uncertainty about the future. We never really know what will happen tomorrow or in a year from now.
The best thing you can do is to focus on your very next step, right now. Do something with your day. Forget about the rest.
Set Goals You Control
When you set goals you don’t have control over, you will think it’s impossible. That’s why you want to focus on the things you control.
Your business is to improve yourself, make the best of your day, be a good person, and do what’s in your best interest.
Adjust When It’s Necessary
Sometimes we try something new. And quickly enough, we find out it didn’t go according to plan.
In fact, our assumptions and plans were totally off. In those cases, we should not be afraid to make bold decisions and adjustments.
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Practical Tips To Make Your Resolutions Stick Even Better ⚓️
Keep It Small — It’s about thinking big and acting small. You’ll achieve those big goals in time.
Measure Your Progress — If you don’t measure your progress, it’s safe to say that you are not making any.
Be Accountable To Yourself — One of the most important skills you can learn in life is to be self-reliant.
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We Are Put Off By Fear
We always think about the risks involved in making a big chance in life. We consider the risks and then decide not to do it. But, the risks shouldn't scare us into inaction.
Make old Moves
You can't achieve anything if you lock yourself up in your home. To live life to the fullest, you need to make bold moves. And this doesn't necessarily imply risk-taking.
Try to limit your potential losses. Protect the downside.
Richard Branson
“It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.”
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Outliers are extreme examples of people who are on the outer edge of success or have a radically different life, glorified by the media.
Following Outliers leads normal people to make decisions based on false hope and highly unlikely possibilities.
Unique Circumstances
We need safe, nurturing environments to be our best, to blossom into what we truly are destined for, no matter how big or small, in our unique way.
We are provided with unnecessary pain and suffering by the constant comparison with people who are born radically different from us and are having different circumstances.
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