There’s too much talk about improvement and growth and too little talk about acceptance and contentment.
Wanting to be better, wanting to have more, wanting to learn and move forward, these are all very commendable aspirations. But when they get applied to every situation and when we look at them in the shortest possible amount of time, they are just going to eat us.
Life is not that long, and we need to find a way to be OK with what we have, with who we are.
One of the things that’s more infuriating is acting in a way that does not fit the image we have of ourselves.
Raising the voice when we like to think we are calm and understanding.
Cheating at a game when we like to think we are fair and honest.
Gossiping to fit in when we like to think we are open and trustworthy.
And the funny thing is that it’s true whether we have a clear idea of who we want to be or not.
But if we don’t know what we want to be, we’ll never figure out what infuriates us, nor we will ever do anything to correct that.
Start the day with something that motivates you, something you can be proud of, something that is valuable.
A bad way to start the day is by checking emails and instant messages, and getting caught in answering each one of them (as well as the new ones as they come in).
A good way to start the day is by shutting down email and instant messages app, and writing that blog post that’s been on your backlog for weeks.
A bad way to start the day is with a meeting.
A good way to start the day is by dedicating your full attention to that deliverable that is waiting for your feedback.
A bad way to start the day is by checking social media accounts and a few potentially interesting websites.
A good way to start the day is by going offline and drafting the full content calendar for next quarter.
Many companies claim that they will be changing the World – or the way the World does this and that. Few even actually understand what changing the World means.
In Finland, a local grocery chain has declared themselves “bully-free zone” (article linked in Finnish). And it’s a fantastic win.
Not because it’s their business. Not because they make money from it. Not because they are getting free publicity.
But because it makes sense.
It must be one of the best executed corporate social responsibility campaigns ever.
Busy is the bane.
And sometimes, you are busy. So much so that being busy becomes a description of your permanent self, more than a temporary state.
To get out of it, make a list of the things that are making you busy. And ask yourself two questions.
Once you unlock that conversation with yourself, you are ready to start setting boundaries and delegating.
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