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It’s something I’ve become increasingly aware of.I’ve noticed it about myself.I’ve noticed it about others. We come up with all kinds of scenarios.Reasons, assumptions, excuses.How something will play out.Why we shouldn’t take action. Above all, it’s scary. It’s the fear of the worst-case scenario.Or perhaps of the unknown.Which paralyzes us. Confidence, gone.Memories of previous experiences, …
One thing I’ve tried to reduce over the years is operating based on assumptions.I don’t think it’s something I can totally remove from my life.Assumptions serve as shortcuts and help preserve energy, after all.I do put in conscious effort to identify the assumptions under which I operate. From time to time I try to test …
It comes naturally as a child.Curiosity. A curiosity so strong it turns into an obsession.An intense desire to understand, to figure something out, to get better at something. Somewhere along the way we lose it.Most of us at least.We start caring more about fitting in.About what others think of us. No longer driven by internal …
Reaching out to others is scary.Nobody likes rejections. But those are the opportunities for growth.When things aren’t going well.When things don’t turn out as expected. The pain you feel at the moment is nothing more than your negative relationship with the outcome.Why view it negatively when you can view it positively?Why fear it when you …
As a coach, I have one objective: make myself unnecessary. As time goes on, I want to spend less time with a person.What I’m after?That a person can thrive and grow on his or her own. I’m not looking to teach anything.I’m looking to have the person teach himself.I’m just there to help guide him …
The other day I watched Undercover Billionaire season 1.There are many take-aways.My biggest one?The power of belief. I often write about having a vision.A clear image of what you’re trying to accomplish.What you’re striving for.Alone or as part of a team. One component I haven’t touched on much is the power of belief.Belief in oneself.Belief …
I don’t remember how many times I let Charmander die in my first video game (Pokemon Blue).In the game they call it fainting.I didn’t know the difference at the time.It took me a while to figure out that Scratch dealt damage and Growl didn’t.I stopped using Growl.I didn’t want Charmander to die. Years later I …
It’s a sin to be poor. If this rubs you the wrong way, why? If it doesn’t, I’m guessing you and I view money the same way. Because that’s the difference.How we define money and its accumulation. I like how Bob Proctor puts it.“Money is a reward you receive for the service you render. The …
“Follow your passion.” Often mentioned in biographies and interviews. Easier said than done. Finding it is one thing.Dropping what you’re doing to pursue it is another. The thought of giving up a stable job or income scares many.Let alone the uncertainty that comes with walking a path less traveled. I’m not one to recommend going …
“Was it scary to quit your job and leave a stable income behind?” It took me a while to recall my feelings from that time.To see if I felt differently then compared to how I do now.The answer was still the same. “No.” I’m dealing with a young college student.For whom life after college is …
Hesitating between two or more options?Unable to move the project forward?Can’t make a decision?Putting off the decision?It’ll resolve itself with time? Let me not think about this now.Let me do something else.Do some “research”. (Aka browsing the web, reading unrelated blog articles and going down a rabbit hole on YouTube.)Let me watch Netflix for a …
Teaching the solution.Teaching how to solve it. The former works quickly.The questioner can continue with what he’s doing.The task gets completed.The project moves forward. The latter works slowly.The questioner still has to figure out the answer.The task is on hold while the questioner researches.The project is brought to a halt. Look at the productivity in …