Self awareness is critical to growth. Here are a few posts you may have missed. Click the link to read the full message.
“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.”
“If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.”
“Believe in yourself a little more.”
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Imagine two great rivers flowing from their source high in the mountains, where ice and snow melt into the purest waters possible. The names of these rivers happen to be “My Talents,” and “Deep Gladness.”
Many miles away, where the two rivers converge, is the ocean of “What the world needs most,” and the resulting delta could be the Island of Happiness, Fulfillment, and Life Purpose.
Where and how can you best channel the naturally flowing aspects of your talents and deep gladness to generously contribute to the world’s deepest needs?
The United States prison system holds more incarcerated felons than any other country in the world. Unfortunately, the efforts at rehabilitation have been very poor, with over 70 percent of those released returning to prison.
In the last few weeks, I read a book titled A Second Chance by Catherine Hoke. In her remarkable Defy Ventures programs, some of the most violent criminals are given a second chance to lead productive, contributory lives by discovering their “generous hustle.”
Ninety-five percent of those who graduate from this program never return to prison, because the good in many people, like Catherine, brought out the good in them.
Where do you or others deserve a second chance to rise above and beyond mistakes of the past? Where can the good in you and others bring out the very best in one another?
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In the battle between the urgent and the important aspects of life, urgency and the need to get things done fast seem to be winning.
Unfortunately for many, levels of life satisfaction and fulfillment are declining, often with considerable consequences to our health and overall well-being.
Perhaps some course corrections are in order for your personal or professional life, especially if you are pursuing paths others have mapped out for you.
Where can you slow down or even stop to look within to ask your sources of inner wisdom for directions before you gas up and head full speed ahead toward your life destiny?
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The subject of leadership has fascinated mankind for millennia. We can all recall fantastic accounts of great leaders, recorded in various ways.
Who are some of the greatest leaders you recall? Which of them makes the list for their noteworthy contributions?
Unfortunately, many of us consider leadership a rarity, with only a very select and limited list of people who deserve the acknowledgement.
If, however, we remove the need for titles and look to see who has influenced others, we discover that we, too, are leaders for ourselves and others on a daily basis.
Where and how can you further your development and mastery as a leader with an even more positive and lasting influence on others?
Relationships are all about connection. Here are a few connection-related posts you may have missed. Click the link to read the full message.
“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.”
“A friend is a loved one who awakens your life in order to free the wild possibilities within you.”
“Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart rather than a piece of our mind.”
Life is complicated.
Or is it?
It seems the rules of the game are as long and laborious as the new tax code or other governmental regulations.
Far too often, we find our heads spinning and our spirits crushed by the overwhelming effort to sort through the complexities.
Who doesn’t crave far greater peace of mind, simplicity, and tranquility in our rat-race world?
Consider the five fundamental touch points in today’s quote as guides to inform your daily efforts to lead a far happier and satisfying life.
What would be possible if we all did this, and left the rest to the powers above?
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Are you an artist, writer, or creator of some other form of content? If so, be prepared to be ripped off, pick-pocketed, and have your work stolen.
Unless you have been hiding your work under a rock or inside a mattress, you have shared it with others. If it is remarkable, or even just good, others will take it for themselves and hopefully build on it.
Protectionism, including trademarks, copyrights, and patents have their place. But with the world of increasing transparency and information just a click away, it won’t be long before someone reverse engineers or tweaks your ideas and makes them their own for a minute or two.
Where and how can you absorb what is useful, discard what is not, and add your own unique ideas to contribute to and stand on the shoulder of those who came before you?
How might you coach and mentor others coming up the ranks, to more intentionally support their development and contribution?
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Over the past year or so, most of us have become aware of the dramatic increase in “Fake News.” During the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, various news outlets went to considerable lengths to disentangle the outright lies and half truths, and get to the facts.
Unfortunately, on many occasions, the truth seems far less interesting than the fake news. Since all media outlets seek greater attention and higher ratings, the path to the truth can be slow and laborious.
Where and on what matters can and will you “lace up” the truth in your personal or professional communities, to bring far greater integrity to the world?
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Over a three day holiday, I binged-watched a Netflix series titled “Natural Curiosities,” with one of my favorite narrators, David Attenborough. I love his accent, his passion for nature, and of course, his enthusiastic curiosity for the vast diversity and miraculous aspects of the animal world.
This series took a far deeper look into many creatures I thought I knew reasonably well, given the science-buff status I’ve given myself over the years.
Looking at many creatures with new eyes and Attenborough’s expanded view and insight inspired, entertained, and educated me for hours.
Where can you discover far greater inspiration in your life by widening your perspective, and looking more deeply and carefully at the world around you?