#220 A reminder to decide

ByLukas
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I could decide that writing less than 1000 words a day would be a failure – and I would be correct.

I could decide that writing more than 50 words a day would be a failure – and I would be correct.

I could decide that not writing today would be failure – and I would be correct.

After all, for many things in life, you get to decide yourself what’s failure and what’s success.

In fact, my friend, just like me you may have already decided for yourself what’s failure and what’s success.

And just like me, you may need a reminder of that decision once in a while, so you can verify if it still serves you.

This is that reminder.

Which serves me well, because my decision was that writing you this short daily letter is exactly right.

See you tomorrow.

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    #102 When dreams turn into certainties

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    Elon Musk has the rock-solid belief that someday, he’s going to put people on Mars. He doesn’t hope for it. He believes it’s inevitable.

    Whether his belief becomes a reality or not is irrelevant. What matters are the actions and grit his faith inspires in him and everyone working with him.

    That’s the rock-solid determination extraordinary feats are built on.

    But you don’t have to dream of interplanetary travel to reach stellar levels of determination.

    What would you do if writing a new book isn’t just optional or desirable but inevitable?

    What would you do if mastering an instrument isn’t just possible but inescapable?

    What happens when, in your mind, you turn a dream into a certainty?

    How does that change your actions? Mindset? Beliefs? Feelings?

    How much easier does it become to persevere?

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    #213 Comfortable dissatisfaction

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    You’re dissatisfied with your social life, but not so much that you feel terribly lonely – so you don’t change anything.

    You’re dissatisfied with your physical fitness, but not so much that you’re in pain every day – so you put up with slow deterioration.

    You’re dissatisfied with your current job, but not so much that you’re dragging yourself to work – so you put up with unfulfilling days.

    Being satisfied with some areas of your life is good.

    Being intensely dissatisfied with some areas of your life is fine, too – because that unhappiness can be the leverage you need to make a change.

    But comfortable dissatisfaction – that’s the zone where dreams and happiness go to die. And boy, have I spent a lot of time there.

    So I hope you are satisfied with your life, my friend.

    And if not, I hope you’re at least intensely dissatisfied.

    Let that be the fuel you need to take action to change.

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