Turn Back or Go Forward?

#focus

When you feel like you have too much going on, you probably do. If you're constantly putting out fires—stop and ask: what's the purpose of this moment?

Go deeper:

• What can you eliminate?
• What can you table?
• What can you remove?

When you're running around like a crazy person, it indicates that you don't understand what's important to you.

Being overpowered by everything going on in your life is a learned response.

You are in charge of your schedule. You can run your day to get to everything without unnecessary stress and worry.

How?

Know your values. Your mission. Your purpose.

They are not "nice ideas" for a distant future. They are tools to make decisions.

Every task you put on your schedule can reinforce your purpose. When you are clear, you'll know which opportunities to say "no" to.

You'll be in the space to watch Netflix with your spouse with a clear conscience.

#mindset

The pain you feel when you don't:

• Get the job
• The sale
• The date, etc... is temporary.

Your perception of these events is what matters. And what you do with this info.

Both are also in your control. When you chain your self-worth to results...

You can create damage that takes years to recover.

Success and failure are illusions. You live and work in the grey. It's where ALL your opportunities exist.

Become truly open to whatever happens.

When you step away from results, you increase your chances of getting what you want.

#decisionmaking

Things will work out differently than you plan most of the time.

The real skill is not letting it get to your head.

Negative emotions are fears and opinions:

Some are yours. Some others told you. Both are a noisy rattle.

The greatest skill that will always serve you? Being agile, flexible, and responsive. Make decisions and accept the result with an open mind, not a closed judgment.

Managing your emotions when things get derailed is something that many people don't talk about. The emotions are what get in the way.

It's not that your idea isn't good. You stopped because your emotions freaked you out. You didn't go the distance.

Any goal you set will take considerably more effort than you think.

When you set the goal, it was a prediction. When you get to work, that prediction turns into an experiment. How many tests you're willing to run to find the solution is up to you.

Today is the start of a better understanding.

Test. Learn. Repeat.

#creativity

It's better to:

• Build your own thing
• Solve your own problems
• Continue to challenge yourself on your terms

You can create a better situation with a company or create your own opportunity. Both are difficult.

Which would you rather fight for?

You will never regret replacing temporary discomfort, like lack of money or status, with wins that will serve you forever.

In the end, what you sacrifice is your call to arms and legacy.

#timemanagement

Too many people are on auto-pilot.

They don't realize that the life they've created came from a playbook they've been following since grade school. Money won't buy away regret.

Get 100% intentional with your time, activities, vision, and goals.

Fine-tune your process:

Learn how long specific tasks take or how you're more productive in a particular environment or time.

• Make subtle adjustments
• Learn every day
• Every moment

Your family and those closest to you reflect what you feel. If there's fear, then they are afraid. If there's calm, then they are comforted.

Your responsibility is more than quality work. You are a mirror and a transmitter.

You are the steward of your emotions. And theirs.

Make your family proud.

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