#481 Short-term pain vs long-term gain
Rarely can you build a new habit without going through discomfort and resistance.
Choose to avoid the short-term pain… Or choose to focus on the long-term gain.
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#382 Today you’ll chase fulfilment
ByLukasToday, you’ll force yourself to chase fulfilment, not instant pleasure.
Because when you start getting the taste what’s on the other side of your avoidance…
Soon enough you won’t need brute force anymore.
#155 Questions that lead to intentional living
ByLukasAm I doing this because of who I want to be? Or in spite of who I want to be?
Do I act a certain way automatically?
Who or what made me believe it’s a necessity?
Do I even know who I want to be?
Questions that lead to intentional living.
#279 Aligning your beliefs with your innate ability
ByLukasWhether you believe you can write today or not, remember: there’s no physical law, not even a mental barrier stopping you from putting pen to paper or opening your phone or laptop and writing.
Start like this: “I am writing.”
Do it now.
Then keep going.
See?
Believe whatever you want. Change your beliefs however often you want. Your innate ability to write is steady.
And if you know that, why wouldn’t you align your beliefs with your innate ability?
#503 It must happen
ByLukasYou may not always know Why. Or How. Or What exactly.
And yet, you know that it Must happen.
Maybe that’s enough.
#500 It never gets old
ByLukasSome may say you’re disciplined to a fault.
But acting in alignment with who you want to be never gets old.
#44 Choices
ByLukasI can write today, resent myself for not writing… or stop caring at all about writing.
I can publish a blog post today, resent myself for not posting, or stop caring at all about blog posts.
Taking action on something I care about is a valid choice.
Stopping to care about taking a certain action is an equally valid choice.
Resenting myself for not taking an action I care about… that’s a choice for self-torture.