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Every single thing you do, all the hard work, the sweat, the blood, the tears, all of the energy and effort you put into your craft and your goals behind closed doors, matter.
Every single second matters.
Every single decision matters.
Everything matters.
One day, the sum of all your decisions in life will determine why you stand where you stand, how you got to where you are.
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I heard this quote by Naval Ravikant and it really stuck with me. I have lived by these words the last month and my personal progress has been astonishing. My mental clarity, energy and confidence have exploded.
– To counteract mental overstimulation, look over your mental diet. Minimize screen time and social media and be selective with what you allow into your mind. Take time to reflect, meditate and disconnect from all external input for some time daily.
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The cost of doing the right thing gets too much attention. The cost of doing nothing gets too little. Eating broccoli to lose weight sounds like a sacrifice until you compare it to hating your body every single day. Writing and rewriting a rough draft sounds hard until compared to realizing you didn’t write a single page of your novel last year. Yes hard work is hard. But regret is so much harder.
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Genuinely caring about somebody a lot, does not guarantee they care about you equally (or at all) in return. Some people will never care about you regardless of what you do or say. So don’t assume somebody appreciates you just because you do nice things for them.
This is something that I unfortunately didn’t learn until well into adulthood – It may sound obvious when its spelled out, but when you’re in the actual situation its not always so clear. Most of my life I thought if I really cared about somebody a lot, then they must care about me to some degree in return. It always felt like that connection was so strong it had to be mutual, even if the obvious signs showed otherwise.
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If you want to have self discipline to do the things you know you need to do, then you need to know your “why”.
Your “why” is what drives you and stops you from getting lazy and giving in to temptation.
For example, if you weigh 500lbs and you want to lose all that extra weight, you will be presented with temptations to over eat, eat unhealthy foods, etc.
In those moments of temptation where you want to binge on 3 big Macs and 2 Oreo mcflurries, the only thing that can get you to resist the desire to over eat is to have your “why” deeply ingrained in your mind.
Your why in this situation is your ideal body. What feelings does having that ideal body evoke inside you?
A month ago I finished A Monk’s Guide to a Clean House and Mind by Shoukei Matsumoto, and it has had a pretty sizable impact on my focus, productivity, and well-being.
Like many, I have had good weeks and bad weeks trying to better myself and instill new habits. Until I started cleaning regularly I didn’t realize that merely having a messy room, no matter whether I was in it or not, was affecting how I treated my habits, my relationships, and myself. For me, cleaning is now the foundation for all of my other habits.
Your mind wants to grow so you have to feed it. Your mind doesn’t ask “what have you done for me lately?”, it asks “what have you done for me today?” You have to apply pressure to things in order to make them grow.
When you are in the hurt locker, you have to take great pleasure in the fact that no one wants to be where the fuck you are right now. Take great pleasure knowing that your mind is stronger than the conditions being put in front of you.
We’ve all heard the phrase, “No pain – no gain.” Consciously, you might agree with the idea; it seems obvious that succeeding is often hard, unpleasant work.
Subconsciously, however, humans are terrified of all pain: physical; emotional; psychological. Tony Robbins said it best: most of what we do revolves around avoiding pain and seeking pleasure.
But what if you could use pain to your advantage? What if pain can help you achieve the impossible?
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Respect is earned and it’s not the respect of others that matters, it’s the respect that you give yourself that actually means something.
We can talk all day about feeling empowered, making an impact and being the best version of yourself. But none of it matters if you don’t have a plan for your life.
You cannot be completely happy in your life if you’re not already aware of what you already have! Why? because you’re always chasing something you don’t have and even after getting it, it’s the same damn cycle over and over again!
” I’ll be happy when I get rich! “
” I’ll be happy when I cracked that exam or got that grade! “
” I’ll be happy if only he/she behave me better “
” I’ll be happy if my parents be that way “
People Please! Stop bullshi*ting yourself!
Life is a journey, Not a Destination! so learn to enjoy all of it.
Write down 3 things you’re grateful for every morning. It’s proven to make you more relaxed, healthy and happy.
Related: Freakonomics – Why Is My Life So Hard?
