Tag: self-improvement

Doing and vision

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Doing is what anchors the vision. Vision is what lifts the doing.

Without vision, doing is pointless activity. At best, it is meeting standards, delivering on goals, complying to rules. It ends the moment it has achieve its purpose. It is static as it does not allow for growth.

Without doing, vision is but a dream. A gap that will just be filled with delusion and dissatisfaction. The continuous wondering of a restless mind. It is static as well as it does not set you out on a journey.

Doing and vision go together. Keep this in mind the next time you sit down to work on your goals.

Getting back on track

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Two years ago, I committed to becoming a more active person. I had started running regularly and I had set myself the goal to run a half-marathon by the summer of 2021.

I failed.

And it’s ok. Because when you stretch your practice, some times you grow. Other times, you fail.

I have known I would have failed for some times now. So, my focus has been on two things. First, on the times I have actually went running. While you are building an habit, keep in mind the times you have actually stuck to it, and it will be more difficult to be overwhelmed by the despair for the beats you have missed. Second, on the commitment I had taken, which is still valid: I want to become a more active person.

If you do focus your attention on these two things, it’s going to be a whole lot easier to get back on track.

Let’s go.

Bare minimum

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You need to subtract, not add.

You need to cut, not expand.

You need to combine, not fragment.

You need to connect, not divide.

And when you are down to the bare minimum, that’s when clarity kicks in. In life, in writing, in business, in projects, in marketing, in communication, you do not get to deep understanding by adding chaos on top of chaos.

And when you are down to the bare minimum, that’s when you can slowly start building. On solid foundation, in the direction you have chosen, taking the right people with you.

Kill your ideals

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We idealize what we don’t know and we dismiss what we know.

Then we fill the gap with misery.

We should kill our ideals, not to put a stop to our ambition, but to appreciate that we already have all we need to be at peace.

Comment section

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Why do you commit to a heated discussion in the comment section of a social media post?

If it is to share your opinion, display your wit, dispense your humour, a better way is to create your own post, article, story, and share it with the world.

If it is to change minds, a better way is to engage in a one to one conversaton, and be prepared to be changed as well.

If it is to spend some free time, a better way is to read a book, go for a walk, watch a movie, reach out to a friend, play with your kids, or really anything else.

If it is to avoid work you don’t want to do, a better way is to find work you actually want to do.

There’s really no reason why one should commit to a heated discussion in the comment section of a social post. Yet those happen every day. And people lose their energy, focus, and minds to this activity.

Get back control.