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It's Okay to Be Good and Not Great
Being Fully Present
In this age of optimization, we are compelled to do more, to multitask and provide quick results.
The key to happiness is to be fully present in whatever you are doing.
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Good Enough
We all are told that greatness is the route to success. But Good is not the enemy of Great.
Going by the epidemic of clinical anxiety, employee burnout, depression, and other stress-related problems we face, we need to ask ourselves if we even know what success means.
Out of the Dream World
Remove the fairy tale, magical thinking from your life, and accept who you are and where you stand. Recognize your circumstances as they are and take appropriate action.
Patience is Key
If you want long-term changes and improvements in your life, the ones that last, you will have to be patient.
To get true results, you will have to go for the long-haul.
Being Fully Present
In this age of optimization, we are compelled to do more, to multitask and provide quick results.
The key to happiness is to be fully present in whatever you are doing.
Being Flawed
Being vulnerable and flawed is a virtue, not something to look down upon.
Social media is full of people showing off their perfect lives, and we fall victim to this constant pressure of being invincible and perfect.
Tweeting is not Meeting
Texting and emailing are not the same as actually meeting someone.
Allow for more in-person connections instead of virtual ones. Real connections with real people will foster genuine and meaningful relationships.
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True success means feeling content with the unfolding of your life. It's finding happiness in your work and life in the present time and being great all the time.
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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.
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Self-improvement is impossible without Self-Awareness
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The reason why we don’t do anything useful with our time is that we lack self-discipline.
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Writing cultivates self-awareness
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... is about showing up and being seen, about owning our vulnerability and understanding it as the birthplace of courage.
Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both.
- What’s keeping you out of the arena? Can you name the fear? Where do you want to be braver?
- Figure out how you’re currently protecting yourself from vulnerability: Perfectionism, Cynicism, Control etc.
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Read
Read good writing—Dickens or Baldwin or evolutionary biology textbooks or the Old Testament, whatever holds your attention.
Don't read something just because it is popular at the moment; otherwise, you will be like everyone else and will not be able to make a meaningful contribution.
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- Writing: The ability to translate your thoughts into words makes it easier to do your job.
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