Worry is Unproductive

Worry is living the worst outcome in advance.

“Now that all your worry has proved such an unproductive business, why not find a better job?”- Hafez

Fail forward

“I tried it and it didn’t work.”

Ok, you are smarter now because you know that when you do that in that way, it doesn’t work.  

Now get on with it and try it again, smarter!  Or go a different direction based on what you know. 

There is no success without failure. 

Fail, and leverage what you learn. 

You stressed you out.

When there is too much stress and worry in your life, you can look outward for the solution, but it won’t help; at least not in a meaningful or lasting way.  For example if we blame others, we can absolve ourselves from responsibility, but now we are just angry at someone else.  We’ve replaced on kind of stress and anger for another. 

Instead, look inward.  What is happening didn’t match your expectations?  Why were those expectations flawed?  What is good about it?  What is it telling you?  How can you modify your approach so it works?  How did you cause this?  What am I avoiding that could make my problem go away?  Ask these and other questions.  

Look inward for the solution.  It’s not that difficult if we can get past our ego.  The stress is in us.  We created it, and we can make it go away.

Self-Centered = Heart Disease

The more self-centered we are, the greater the chance for heart disease.

Isn’t that interesting?

Change your mind, change your life.

Most people have created a mental construct of what they can do and stay in the fence they built.

The limits are self-constructed and self-imposed.  They are not real unless you say they are real.

Change your mind, change your life.

Bet on the jockey, or the horse?

Bet on the jockey.  Because a smart jockey gets off the wrong horse.  

Are you a smart jockey?

Older yes – and better?

Ten years from now most people will be a ten year older version of who they are today.

Will that be you?  Or, will you be a different/better/smarter/higher performing version of who you are now?

That won’t happen if you don’t learn new things and get out of your comfort zone.

Today?

Too cool for school

Have a beginners mind.

You don’t know everything you need to.

The world revolves around you.

If it doesn’t, then who does it revolve around?  You can only perceive the world from your perspective.

Recognizing that everyone has their own perspective and construct of how the world is, yours is yours.  

It’s your life, and the first thing you can do to make the world better is to make it a successful and happy one. 

Fatigue makes cowards of us all. – V Lombardi

If you don’t take care of yourself and get enough rest, you won’t have the strength, the will, the courage and the energy to take on the challenges of being a high-performance person and be your best self.

Go to bed earlier.