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If you want to be successful, you have to take 100% responsibility for everything that you experience in your life. This includes the level of your achievements, the results you produce, the quality of your relationships, the state of your health and physical fitness, your income, your debts, your feelings—everything! This is not easy.
In a world that often prioritizes comfort and convenience, the idea of deliberately seeking discomfort might seem counterintuitive. Yet, it is within this very act of embracing challenges and stepping outside our comfort zones that the potential for personal growth, resilience, and true fulfillment lies.
Have you ever felt like a misplaced puzzle piece, adrift in a whirlwind of aspirations and doubts? Like you’re constantly chasing some elusive ‘somewhere else’, neglecting the vibrant present in your pursuit? We’ve all been there, caught in the riptide of should-be’s and could-have-beens, forgetting the simple truth: you are, right here, right now, exactly where you’re supposed to be.
Reading puts your brain to work.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to your body.
It gives us freedom to roam the expanse of space, time, history, and offer a deeper view of ideas, concepts, emotions, and body of knowledge.
Roberto Bolaño says, “Reading is like thinking, like praying, like talking to a friend, like expressing your ideas, like listening to other people’s ideas, like listening to music, like looking at the view, like taking a walk on the beach.”
Most people assume that ‘having your shit together’ means you’re successful in your career or that you make a lot of money.
It simply means that you are in control of your life—you take active ownership of your living environment, your health, your ambitions, and your finances. You put in work maintaining certain aspects of your life, which allow you to thrive and maintain your sense of independence.
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We live in an impatient world. We want instant results – immediate happiness, quick success, rapid weight loss. But real, lasting change rarely happens overnight. Life is a marathon, not a sprint. The happiest and most successful people will tell you they achieved their goals through small, consistent steps.
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Growing up, we are constantly told that we are special, unique little snowflakes.
This sentiment is laughable at best, and downright demeaning at worst.
Sure, there is a positive connotation behind this idea – knowing that we each have unique personalities, passions, and skills that we need to discover and pursue in order to lead a fulfilling life.
But there is a very negative aspect that comes with it as well.
It gives people an undeserved sense of entitlement.
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Have you ever found yourself constantly pushing tasks aside, promising to do them later, only to never actually get around to them? If you’re like many people, this habit of delaying commitments, even unintentionally, comes at a surprisingly high cost.
Think about it. How many times have you told someone you’ll call them later, only to never follow through? How often do you add items to your to-do list but fail to complete them? Have you ever committed to helping someone, only to let them down?
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“Each day is a day of decision, and our decisions determine our destiny.” — Russell Nelson
You live your life in 24 hour periods. How you use those 24 hour periods determines who you become and how successful you’ll be.
If you learn to master your day, you’ll learn how to master your weeks, months, years, and life.
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No one gets through life unscathed. And while it is 0% your fault that these things happen to you, it is 100% your responsibility to deal with the aftermath of what your situation has given to you.
I had one client a few years ago who blamed all of his life’s shortcomings on the fact that his father had been largely absent during his childhood.
Having emotionally unavailable parents is a hinderance, no doubt. So is having one of your best friends die. So is being raped. So is being bullied for years. So are a lot of things that happen to people, every day, around the world.
