#90 Envision, want, choose

ByLukas December 16, 2022March 29, 2023

First I envision a future me. Who do I want to be?

Then every single day, every single moment, I choose to take actions that turn me into that person I want to be.

If I don’t consciously choose my actions in the present moment that contribute to my vision, and I’m led by old unconscious patterns, beliefs, and habits instead, my visions will remain imaginary.

And if I never take the time to envision who I want to be, how do I know which actions to choose?

First envision what you want. Then choose to make it happen.

Daily Insight | Intentional Living
#225 Commitment comes first
ByLukas April 30, 2023April 29, 2023
When you decide if you should be chasing this goal, job, relationship, or place to live – in other words, commitment – you choose between action or inaction based on if it’s a viable, worthwhile, realistic goal.
When you decide on the course of action – in other words, how to do something – you’re already committed to action.
Sometimes, the commitment might be too big, too hard, or too disruptive – and that’s perfectly valid.
But here’s what I’ve noticed, my friend: whenever I try to decide on the how before I’ve decided on the commitment, I have even more doubts, and any course of action seems complicated.
I’m curious how you feel about it. We’ll talk more about it in the coming days and weeks.
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#510 Just one more step.
ByLukas February 9, 2024February 9, 2024
Life isn’t all about the big leaps.
One more step.
That’s all it takes.
Just one more step.
Read More #510 Just one more step.
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#529 Life will show where energy must flow
ByLukas February 28, 2024February 27, 2024
No one can tell you
Where you should go
But if you trust yourself enough
Then wherever energy must flow
Life will show.
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#321 Maintain the momentum
ByLukas August 4, 2023August 3, 2023
You’re likely to encounter consistency challenges.
After all, nobody feels motivated every day.
Maybe you’ll have a day where you’re busy or not feeling great, and writing, running, or doing yoga, seems like the last thing you want to do.
Luckily, you don’t need to feel motivated to write one sentence.
You don’t even need to want to write to have words appear on the screen or paper.
You just need to be reminded that you want to be a writer.
And writers write, even if they don’t feel like it.
And so it goes for runners, yogis, meditators, athletes, crafstmen, lovers.
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Art of Learning | Daily Insight | Discipline
#184 Why bad work is necessary
ByLukas March 20, 2023March 29, 2023
Every day in which I write, I build my body of work.
As I build my body of work, I also build a hierarchy of quality.
Because every day, my writing will be slightly better or worse than the day before.
That means that the more I write, comparatively, the more good writing I’ll do.
It also means that the more I write, comparatively, the more bad writing I do.
Both are necessary.
Good writing, to feel progress.
Bad writing, to know what good writing looks and feels like in the first place.
It’s all part of the process.
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#334 Writing isn’t hard
ByLukas August 17, 2023August 16, 2023
Writing isn’t hard. Writing every day is – until it isn’t anymore.
That’s when writing becomes hard.
Build the habit, then you get a shot at building the skill.
Read More #334 Writing isn’t hard

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