When playing tennis, there are a limited amount of things you can control. Most of them happen on your side of the court. The way you hit the ball. The angle of the racket when hitting the ball. The power and direction you want to give the ball. Whether you are going to run for … Continue reading The other side of the court
Tag: resistance
Follow your passion
Sure, but how do you go about finding your passion? It is not something innate, something you have inside and need to get out, something you have to dig deeper and deeper to reveal. Passion gets built. It is about doing, and doing, and doing some more. It is about getting better at what you … Continue reading Follow your passion
Insurmountable
Nothing is easy, until it gets done. At that point, it becomes the easiest thing you ever committed to. That is because starting something new feels insurmountable. It makes us go against our beliefs (about ourselves and the world we live in), it forces us to question things we used to take for granted, it … Continue reading Insurmountable
The game
You can still play the game even if you don't know how to play it, if you do not follow the rules, if you cheat and seek shortcuts, if nobody wants to play with you. Of course, your time would be better invested in figuring out what to do and doing it right, consistently and … Continue reading The game
After failure
As we are nearing the start of a new year, and many of us will sit down and reflect on what new habits can be added to their lives, remember just one thing: what you do after you fail will determine your success. Establishing a new habit takes time and effort, at some point you … Continue reading After failure
Wandering
We are typically busy when we do not know where we are headed. And I am not talking about the type of busy that involves doing work, but rather the type that makes our head hurt, that keeps us awake at night, that makes us nervous and anxious, that flattens everything into a state of … Continue reading Wandering
The third reason
What is the third reason why someone does something? The first reason is almost instinctive. It is generally about us. The second reason is a mirror. We often make it about them. The third reason might open up some empathy, as it has the power to be about the context. This is how it goes. … Continue reading The third reason
Your loss
Writing things down, making a public commitment, pinning an item on the calendar. To some these actions mean being one step farther to actually doing. It is a form of resistance. It does not matter if we are in charge or if someone else is in charge. The very same moment we are saying "I … Continue reading Your loss
Raising the bar
Why would I? Wear a mask. Commit to that project. Take the first step to mend a relationship. Respect the rules. Be kind to others. Pay taxes. Give back to the community. Sit down and just listen. Not lie. When nobody else is doing it? It is a way of hiding that lowers the bar. … Continue reading Raising the bar
Three items
If you draft a list of what is important and you end up with more than three items, that is just a to-do list. You can focus on one item at any single time, and you can allow one or two more for when that single, most important one is giving you a break. That … Continue reading Three items
