Insights
#301 This does not define you
You’re not defined by the saint you wish to be someday. Nor by the sinner you used to be back in the day. You’re defined by the actions you decide to take today. And tomorrow. And the day after. But mainly right now. Today.
#300 Did you do it or not?
Make your habits easy to stick to by making them tiny. Make your habits tiny to make it easy to build self-trust. Make your habits part of your identity, so that you’re not scared to answer the following question anymore: Did you do it or not?
#299 Make it transparent
If you truly want to build a habit, you shouldn’t be able to hide behind excuses or vague commitments. Which means the habit needs to be transparent. Did you write one sentence today? Did you learn one word in your target language today? Did you run one mile today? Some find transparency empowering. Some think
#298 Setting yourself up for success
You can choose what success in your life looks like. And if you make your daily successes achievable enough so you feel successful every day, guess what: you’re a successful person now. There’s a reason it’s called Tiny Trust Builders, not massive out-of-reach Trust Builders. So celebrate that one-minute workout you did.That one sentence you
#297 Mastering the art of showing up
Before you can master the art of writing, you must master the art of showing up. Because this journey you’re embarking on isn’t just about writing. It’s about creating a powerful, resilient identity that will support you for years to come.
#296 You don’t need motivation
You don’t need to feel motivated to write a sentence. You don’t even need to want to write to have words appear on the screen or the paper. You just need to be reminded that you want to be a writer. And writers write, just like runners run. Musicians make music. Parents parent. Yogis do
#295 When dreaming is enough
Do you really want to write a book? Or do you actually want to dream about writing a book? Do you really want to drop everything and move to a sea-side town? Or do you want to dream about dropping everything and move to a sea-side town? Both are fine. Both can be fulfilling, because
#294 The true purpose of goals
Goals make you write every day and enjoy the process, even if you’ll never publish a book. Goals make you practice yoga and get to know your body, even if you’ll never be able to be in that ultimate pose. Goals makes you help someone and learn to give and contribute, even if your help
#293 Until you try over and over again
You don’t need to know how to do something to learn to do something. That would be the world on its head. After all, once upon a time, you didn’t know how to walk, speak, read, ride a bike – until you tried over and over again. That was all you needed back then. And
#292 The obstacle course hidden beneath your goals
If you think you know how to write a story but never do it, do you really know how to write a story? If you think you know how to do a yoga pose but never do it, do you really know how to do that yoga pose? If you think you know how to
#291 Beliefs follow actions
When you write every day, you believe you can write every day. When you don’t write every day, you believe you can’t every day. And so it goes for running, working out, eating healthy, playing the guitar, or anything else you’re frustrated or satisfied with. Beliefs follow actions. Actions confirm beliefs. So follow your actions
#290 Your unique contribution
What do you see that others don’t even notice? What do you feel that others don’t even seem to care about? What do you like to do that most others never even entertain? What do you write about that most others haven’t even considered? And instead of seeing such differences as a societal warning sign,