The more you function from one end of an extreme, the more impactful spending time in the other extreme would be. If you’re always busy, take some time for introspection. If you’re always surrounded by people, do something alone. If you never exercise, do some push-ups or a short walk around the block. Do it […]
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As someone who’s always valued growth very highly, I fall pray to the perpetual search for improvement. But not everything needs to be a gateway to growth. Some experiences can just suck. Full stop. If you don’t see the silver lining that may be because there just isn’t one right now. One may reveal itself
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Confidence is the integration of self-doubt. Making space for the part of us that’s fearful, insecure and hesitant — rather than banishing it.
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Do we think or do our way into changing? We have plenty of evidence that when our thinking about something changes, our actions change and so do our results. In other words, we need to be before we do.
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I find that the more our modus operandi pushes us into one extreme, the more transformative it is to create pockets of time for stepping into the opposite extreme. The way I’ve been exploring this recently is by making time for standing still.
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Confidence is owning yourself fully. It doesn’t result from being perfect, but from being comfortable with the so-called imperfections.
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Power isn’t something you find, it’s something you already have. It’s your inherent nature. If you’re experiencing powerlessness, the key to overcoming this is not by becoming more powerful, but by removing what prevents you from feeling powerful.
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Whether we feel grounded or overwhelmed by an event is not due to the event but due to our thoughts about it. We experience the energy of our thinking. More precisely, it’s our choice which of our thoughts to believe in and act upon that creates our feelings and behaviour.
How other people act toward you is not a measure of your value. It’s a measure of their emotional intelligence.
Asking ourselves difficult questions is difficult. If we think the answers may hurt us, make us feel vulnerable, or critical of ourselves, we tend to self-protect by pulling away from inquiry. We don’t want to find out that yes, it was our fault that the project failed; yes, we didn’t say the right thing; yes, we embarrassed ourselves.
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