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.
Pursuing your goals is a work of removal, not addition. That’s where most people get lost.
You don’t need more time, you need less time.
You don’t need more resources, you need less resources.
You don’t need more opportunities, you need less opportunities.
You don’t need a larger market, you need a smaller one.
Get small to get big.
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.
An argument can mean nothing. Or it can be the end of a relationship.
But one way or the other, be the first one to say I am sorry. Because that’s the only possible gateway to whatever comes next. Because that gives both the parties the chance to save their face. Because, most likely, that’s exactly how you feel.
Sorry.
Many things that matter are not easy. Even in the day-to-day.
Making time to help someone is not easy.
Speaking up when you witness racist or sexist behaviour is not easy.
Choosing not to scream every time your kids get on your nerves is not easy.
Sitting down with somebody to express your discomfort is not easy.
The point is that if you always seek the easy, if you try to find shortcuts in most situations, if your first thought is about how you can save some time, some money, some energy, it’s very likely you will often end up doing the wrong thing.
Nobody likes the version of themselves that does the wrong thing more often than the right one.
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