Humans want to deal with worst case scenarios. Its because we don’t deal with absolutes, we are emotional, and our imagination can take us to some wild places.
We spend so much time worrying about the worst and spend so little thinking of the best.
It’s far better to admit that your path is going in the wrong direction and that you need to turn around or start over than it is to keep going.
This culture puts a lot of shame on people for making mistakes. That’s because we forgot to explore. While the territory is now limited, what is endless is the creative sphere.
This is the space where we tend to hide. If we say we are not creative, then no one expects us to do anything creative.
Yet, with every problem you solve, every project you finish, every joke made, and every idea brought to the table…these are all creative acts.
Creativity is the last space not for “those” who have it and those who do not. Sure, some get the privilege to do it for a living. But if we examine our lives further, we see we are more creative than we give ourselves credit for.
Tools can make us feel right for the part. They can be a placebo.
But they also can be a crutch to hide.
“I can’t possibly start until I have the best tools” is just an excuse.
Lots of books have been written on a legal pad. Da Vinci never had an app to sketch out the Mona Lisa.
Use what you gotcha to get started.
Exercising the mind is not like the body. No one can see the results of studying six hours a day, six days a week. Instead of, we hand someone a diploma that’s says they did they are now competent. And we think that must mean intelligence.
The thing is about measuring intelligence, it isn’t something that can be easily measured. No matter how much we try. There is no benchmark for Emotional Intelligence. Maybe the smartest scientist in the world can’t express themselves or change a tire.
We lump intelligence into this category of books when in reality, we should be evaluating the whole.
I’ve heard that every rock on a mountain is on a journey. Just might take millions upon millions of years to reach its destination. Every once in a while, however, something breaks loose.
Patience is the key in your endeavor.
The hard part, at times, can be crushing.
The question shouldn’t be, “When is this over?” but instead, “How long can I endure?”
What are we trading now for a better later?
The thing is, we talk about this in terms of retirement. But what are we doing with this in our relationships with our families, friends, and community?
I think what we forget in the hustle is that we are trading the parts that make us most complete for the idea of security.
Confidence doesn’t come at the beginning.
It comes after the preparation.
It usually has to do with the fact that the person with a lack of compassion hasn’t faced that kind of adversity.
For instance, someone who says that “you should just not break the law” has no experience with the court system. And someone who says “get a job and work” hasn’t been without money. The examples are endless.
When we can’t visualize ourselves in someone else’s shoes, we struggle to bring empathy to our imagination. The trap we fall into is this: We assume that our efforts count twice as much than the people around us. That we are doing the best we can but others are not. Meaning we are seduced to believe the problem is others. Not ourselves.
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