Awareness is the first step. But it is nothing without acceptance.
If you fight your awareness, if you want to suddenly change or persistently hide what you are aware of, then awareness is no good.
Embrace who you are, what you are given, your circumstances. Own all that and come to terms with it. From that place only you can see what’s next.
The distinction between personal and professional is dated.
Not because you are supposed to work 80 hours per week, but because human beings do not have a siloed mind.
If you face personal challenges, you will struggle to shine at work. If you face professional challenges, you will most likely be distant and grumpy in your private life.
That’s a great reminder for leaders. You take charge of the full package, whether you like it or not. Better go at it intentionally then.
Streaks will eventually end. That’s inevitable.
And when that happens, instead of focusing on the small loss, turn the attention on the big win. It will be much easier to get back on track and go for an even longer streak.
If you are reading a book, do read.
If you are doing some work, do work.
If you are checking emails and social media, do check emails and social media.
If you are chatting with a friend, do chat with a friend.
If you are in a meeting, do be in the meeting.
The point is that you should commit to whatever it is that you are doing at any given moment. Mixing different activities at the same time is a sure way to get nervous, stressed, and eventually achieve nothing.
Once you have established what you stand for, your role in the world, the first test is with yourself. It’s a test of determination in which you are opposed to the infinite opportunities of life.
The second test is with your culture. It’s a test of conviction in the face of what came before you, how things have always been.
The third and final test is with others. It’s a test of acceptance of different points of view, and of the fact that such different points of views do not diminish the validity of your own.
Be relentless.
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