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3-2-1: On making adjustments, how to handle criticism, and the
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Happy 3-2-1 Thursday!
Great books on sale: Before we begin, I want to highlight three
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and is currently on sale for $20 or less.
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and shares a simple story and questions to help you determine
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Probably one of the most quotable books of our generation. Filled
with life advice on wealth, happiness, and clear thinking. Few
books pack this much wisdom into a short read.
In my opinion, buying any of these is a fantastic use of $20. I
hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
Here are 3 ideas, 2 quotes, and 1 question to consider this
week...
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3 Ideas From Me
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I.
"Improvement is being better than your past self.
It doesn't have to be more complicated than that. Do not compare
against others, compare against your past self.
Keep the focus internal."
II.
"You can take things seriously without taking them personally.
Our tendency is to turn any criticism or complaint into a
personal attack. We reply to it, defend against it, build a
counter-argument, lose sleep over it.
You don't have to eat everything that is served to you. You can
respond to criticism without digesting criticism. Take what's
useful, do your best to improve, and leave the rest."
III.
"With a bow and arrow, you aim before you shoot. But in most
areas of life, aiming is something you can do throughout the
process.
You can always adjust: your career path, your business strategy,
your relationships, your workout program, your plans for next
Wednesday. It's all adjustable along the way.
So, pick a direction and get moving. Once you start, you learn
along the way and there are plenty of opportunities to refine
your plan."
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2 Quotes From Others
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I.
Baba Hari Dass, a yoga master and monk who kept a vow of silence
from 1952 until his death in 2018, on learning:
"Teach in order to learn."
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II.
Computer scientist Alan Kay reminds us that our perceptions are
limited:
"A frog's brain is set up to recognize food as moving objects
that are oblong in shape. So if we take a frog's normal food --
flies -- paralyze them with a little chloroform and put them in
front of the frog, it will not notice them or try to eat them.
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rectangular pieces of cardboard at the frog it will eat them
until it is stuffed! The frog only sees a little of the world we
see, but it still thinks it perceives the whole world.
Now, of course, we are not like frogs! Or are we?"
Source: "The Center of Why?" (November 11, 2004). Later in the
talk, Kay says, "You can't learn to see until you realize you are
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3 Ideas From Me
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I.
"Exceptional people are rare. When you find someone wonderful,
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* When you find a great employee, pay them well.
* When you find a great friend, prioritize the relationship.
* When you find a great spouse, out-love them each day.
Relationships are probably the most important part of life. Take
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"You must be willing to let go of the last action and pour
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III.
"The problem with keeping your options open is that every option
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I.
Philosopher Lao Tzu on happiness:
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Happy 3-2-1 Thursday!
Here are 3 ideas, 2 quotes, and 1 question to consider this
week...
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3 Ideas From Me
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I.
"Big outcome: Do the right thing well.
Big lesson: Do the right thing poorly.
Big risk: Do the wrong thing well."
II.
"So much of what we believe is the residue of someone else's
thinking.
Pause and question things for a moment. Is this really how it has
to be? Is this really what you want?"
III.
"It's not a race.
You are not ahead. You are not behind. You are here.
Enjoy it and make the most of it."
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I.
Financial investor Warren Buffett encourages us not to cling to
our losing efforts or chase what isn't working and instead focus
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"You don't have to make it back the way that you lost it."
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Football coach Bill Walsh, winner of three Super Bowls, reminds
us that standards come first and results follow:
"Champions behave like champions before they're champions; they
have a winning standard of performance before they are winners."
Source: The Score Takes Care of Itself
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Happy 3-2-1 Thursday!
Here are 3 ideas, 2 quotes, and 1 question to consider this
week...
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3 Ideas From Me
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I.
"Challenge yourself when life is easy, so you'll be ready when
life is hard."
II.
An interesting phrase I overheard recently:
"I work harder, but you're busier."
III.
"Observation is a skill, and like any skill, it can be trained
and honed.
Even if you're not a negative person, you may be skilled at
noticing negative things. Sometimes people are good at noticing
the reason things won't work out or have a tendency to fixate on
the latest distressing story.
But you can train your eye toward the opportunities each day
quietly presents. You can become competent at noticing your good
luck: the little moments of joy, the stranger who helped, the
small things that went right, the opportunity in front of you
right now.
What are you competent in observing? And which types of
observations seem to serve your life best?"
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I.
Roman philosopher and statesman Seneca on clarity of purpose:
"If you do not know which port you are seeking, no wind is
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The 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, on what it
takes to build a reputation:
"A good reputation is acquired by many actions; and can be lost
by one. Be upon your guard, therefore, against those weaknesses
which may risk it. Nothing can be more unjust than to judge a
person by one single action; but the world is seldom just."
Source: Letters to His Son
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I.
"Comparison is useful as a point and destructive as a loop.
When you compare for a point in time, you can identify a gap in
your approach and then shift your attention back to what you can
control.
When you compare on a repeated a loop, you can get locked into a
cycle of envy and disappointment."
II.
"A good life is one in which things do not go perfectly, but you
find a way to have a good day regardless."
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"One of my hopes is to age into a better mindset.
The general trend seems to become less open minded, less
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flexibility as the years roll by.
I hope to grow in the opposite direction. How can my mindset be
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I.
Author and creativity consultant Linda Naiman reminds us that
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Technology entrepreneur Brian Armstrong on learning quickly:
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The greatest quests are worthwhile not just because of the
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"Your habits will hold you back more than your enemies ever will.
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II.
"Trades are always happening whether you see them or not.
* Yes to the early meeting = no to the quiet morning
* Yes to the extra project = no to the free weekend
* Yes to something that drains you = no to time that fulfills you
Saying yes to one thing is always saying no to something else.
The cost of a bad yes isn't just the time it takes. It's whatever
could have grown in that space instead.
The point isn't to say no to everything, but simply to recognize
the difference between a good yes and a bad yes. Then, try to
improve the ratio in your life."
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"Perfection is expensive. The last 5 percent of quality almost
always costs a disproportionate amount of time and money.
My favorite type of purchase is where you spend 80 percent of the
cost, but get 95 percent of the value. The best combination of
cost and quality is often one step down from perfect."
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Writer and thinker Leo Tolstoy on progress:
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basic core you are saying, "Maybe they are saying something to me
that I'm not hearing." So assume positive intent has been a huge
piece of advice for me.
In business, sometimes in the heat of the moment, people say
things. You can either misconstrue what they’re saying and assume
they are trying to put you down, or you can say, "Wait a minute.
Let me really get behind what they are saying to understand
whether they’re reacting because they’re hurt, upset, confused,
or they don’t understand what it is I’ve asked them to do."
If you react from a negative perspective – because you didn’t
like the way they reacted – then it just becomes two negatives
fighting each other. But when you assume positive intent, I think
often what happens is the other person says, "Hey, wait a minute,
maybe I’m wrong in reacting the way I do because this person is
really making an effort."
Source: Interview with Fortune Magazine (2008)
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Improvement often starts with awareness.
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3 Ideas From Me
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I.
"The mindset:
Confident enough to start. Humble enough to keep learning.
The trap:
Too humble to start. Or too confident to keep learning."
II.
"Unexpected forms of generosity:
* Being early can be a form of generosity. You wait, so they
don't have to.
* Leaving something unsaid can be a form of generosity. You don't
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* Delivering your work on time can be a form of generosity. You
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"It's rare to find your purpose for life, so instead look for
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What lights you up right now? What's a good thing to dedicate
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outgrown?
Life is always changing. It's okay to pick a new North Star."
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"Rather than feel impotent and useless, you must come to terms
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and take responsibility for this tremendous power. Even our
smallest actions have potential for great change, positively or
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"You are not your grand plans. You are your daily patterns."
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"Questions are answered as you move, not before you move. Moving
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I.
"When you need clarity, subtract."
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"Trust in yourself is not only built through successful
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less in the future. You know you can bounce back.
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what they did—and would have done differently in a different
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"Learning more will increase knowledge, but only attempting more
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"If the path is crowded, differentiate.
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"The loser has more in common with the winner than with the
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The winner and the loser each had the courage to try. Both risked
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stubborn enough to continue.
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"In the modern world, it is easy to feel like a passenger:
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"You can be authentic and hardworking and still struggle to find
your footing if you’re in the wrong environment.
* A fun person trapped in the wrong city.
* A loving partner in a relationship that won’t reciprocate.
* A great entrepreneur stuck in the wrong business.
Think about your placement as much as your performance. Plant
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"Don't ignore the problem, but keep it light. Take action with a
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"The world seems to be accustomed to delaying gratification less
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Abstract painter Agnes Martin on how to find adventure:
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"Compete externally and you compare.
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3 Ideas From Me
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I.
"Your first task is to find what feels effortless to you.
Your second task is to put maximum effort into it."
II.
"Somewhere, at this very moment, someone appears to be doing
better than you. Their progress is faster. Perhaps their business
grows more quickly or their career is advancing rapidly. Maybe
dating is easy for them or their progress in the gym seems to
come effortlessly. In any domain, there is always another life
that shimmers more than your own.
But comparison is a poor use of energy. You were not meant to
inhabit someone else's story. You have your own work to do. The
goal is not to beat their life, the goal is to live your life.
Keep your eyes on your own paper. Stay on the path and continue
forward, even when progress feels slow."
III.
"Don't ruminate, activate.
I find it is difficult to think my way into a better mood. When I
sit and stew, the problem usually grows larger in my mind.
But if I activate — even if it's unrelated to the problem at hand
— my mood tends to improve. Action breaks the spell. Move your
body, go outside, play an instrument, work in a different room,
do something.
Movement changes your state. And when your state changes, your
perspective changes. New solutions appear. You notice options
that were invisible when your mind was stuck running the same
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3 Ideas From Me
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I.
"You can't make time go faster or success come sooner. The only
thing you can control is the next action."
II.
"There are two ways to grow: by adding or by shedding.
Do you need to add something or do you need to shed something?"
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"When you drink water from a cup, it becomes part of you. When
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An entry from the diary of Patricia Highsmith, novelist and short
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"New goals don't deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a
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* The goal is not to run a marathon, the goal is to become a
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