Insights
#120 A lifetime of practice ahead of you
If you knew you’d write more words tomorrow anyway… If you knew you’d put your body in a yoga pose every day… If you knew you’d write the same song over and over again either way… If you knew there’d be no pressure to nail the guitar piece because tomorrow there’s another chance to play…
#119 Make anything a fulfilling skill
Learning a skill isn’t so much about getting better – that’s just a side effect. It’s about discovering new ways of doing the same thing – just because you can, and just because you’re curious. Doing the same thing, this time precisely – then doing it again, not precisely at all. Doing the same thing,
#118 The Process is Predictable
First, you practice doing the process every day – because if you don’t do the process consistently, you’ll never move towards an outcome in the first place. Tiny Trust Builders always come first. Then, you practice becoming good at the process – because the better you are at the process, the more likely you’ll reach
#117 The quest for (average) ideas
Talking about “good and bad ideas” implies a ranking. Good, compared to what? Bad, compared to what? The truth is that most ideas you produce will be average – because there is no other way. Not all ideas can be your best idea – and if they are, they will soon be replaced by a
#116 Pursue or reconsider?
What would you still do even if nobody else would ever see or hear it? What do you secretly love but you don’t WANT anyone else to see or hear – out of fear of being judged? Both are good indicators of a passion – or an addiction. If it’s a passion, and it’s good
#115 The path to higher self-esteem
Whenever someone commits to doing something and doesn’t follow through, I start distrusting them. Whenever I commit to doing something and don’t follow through, I start distrusting myself. The person who most often lets you down might well be you. If you don’t accept this behavior from others, why would you accept it from yourself?
#114 Tiny Trust Builders
Every time I commit to do something and then follow through, I’m building self-trust in my ability to persevere (because actions overrule thoughts). Now here’s the pitfall: the action you commit to doesn’t have to be grand or impressive for you to build trust. There’s only one thing that matters: commit, then follow through. I
#113 Make space
Actions overrule thoughts, and sometimes the best creative act – and the one requiring the most discipline – is doing nothing. Because when you slow down your pace, suddenly you realize: there’s space. There’s space for the thoughts and feelings you were so afraid to face. There’s space to redirect the energy you’ve misplaced. There’s
#112 Chipping away at your skepticism
You don’t have to believe you can do, be or achieve something today. But you must trust there’s always a tiny daily action, fairly easy to take, that goes against your disbelief. A tiny daily trusty builder, repeated every day, that chips away at your skepticism and plants a seed of self-trust in your brain:
#111 Your Purpose and Unique Voice
In writing every day, I find out what I want to say.And in writing every day, I learn to say it my way.I will never go astray as long as I stay on the field of play. You can’t start taking action after finding your purpose.You find your purpose by taking action. Neither can you
#110 Unexamined feelings
I may say I am bored – but what do I feel? I may say I am angry – but what do I feel? I may say I am in love – but what do I feel? What does my body say? Can I examine my feelings a different way? Can I escape the tragedy
#109 Now is the time to put my heart on the line
Now is the time to put my heart on the line. Because whatever I do at this very moment is a direct vote for who I want to be. But before I let the gravity of the moment paralyze me, I realize – this is not my first vote, and it won’t be my last.