Afraid to ask questions

We don’t ask enough questions, and we stay ignorant or live with no information,  first information, bad information, or our biases.

The number one reason we don’t ask questions is we are afraid to reveal we don’t know something.

Don’t be afraid.

In my office, I have a big sign that’s been around for years that says “The only dumb question is the one you don’t ask.  So ask!”

Life – your choice.

An old native American man sat on a hill with his grandson.  He spoke to him.

“There is a battle going on inside me.  Two wolves are fighting.  The black wolf is full of fear and anger, hate and revenge, envy and sorrow.  The white wolf full of kindness and gratitude, peace and joy, love and forgiveness.”

The old man stopped talking.  The breeze wiggled through the high grass and moments passed.  The old man stared out over the valley as his grandson processed what he had said.  The old man waited.

Finally the boy spoke.

“Which wolf wins?, he said.

The old man replied. 

“The one I feed.”

How far can you go?

Only when you risk going too far can you find out how far you can go.

Try and see what you can do!

Don't manufacture regrets

Say “I’m glad I did”, not “I wish I had”.

Live your life to minimize regrets in the end.

Having no regrets is a precious well-earned thing.

So what are you going to do?

Imagination comes first

Only when you can imagine a bigger and better life, can you hope to have one.

What can you picture for yourself?

How "useful" are you?

When it comes to serving others,…ok let’s unpack that first.

Because we live in a society that provides us (the means for survival) benefits and the ability to live a high standard of living, we should contribute to this system that we make withdrawals from, by employing our talents and accumulated skills to do our part and preferably more to help others live well.

In this regard, how useful are you?

What your friends are doing….

If your friends do X, you’re more likely to do X too.

What are your friends doing?

If you say you can't – then you can't.

Only you can fix “I can’t”.

As you change, so your world changes.

If you change yourself, the world you see, and the world that responds to you, will change.

In this way, you can change your world.

Interested?

Been to the bottom?

If you have been to the bottom, or started there, you are stronger for it.  

Why?  Because you know how to survive there, and how to get out.  You know that if you wound up there again, you aren’t the same person as you were before when you were there.  You aren’t so afraid as others who have never been there.

Push off the bottom, to the top.

“Can’t hurt me.”