3 IDEAS FROM ME
I.
“What looks like a talent gap is often a focus gap. The “all-star” is often an average to above-average performer who spends more time working on what is important and less time on distractions. The talent is staying focused.”
II.
“Something I try to remind myself:
- The strong mind finds a way to stay steady … even when plans fall apart.
- The strong body finds a way to train … even when the day doesn’t go your way.
- The strong relationship finds a way to reconnect … even when things get rough.
In a sense, what matters most is how you respond on the bad days, not the good ones.
- Anyone can smile when life goes smoothly.
- Anyone can train when they feel great.
- Anyone can be kind when the relationship is easy.
It's how you act when the situation isn't optimal that makes the difference.”
III.
“Brainstorm some answers to these questions:
- Which activity makes you the most money per minute?
- Which activity delivers the most excitement per minute?
- Which activity creates the most connection per minute?
- Which activity provides you the most laughter per minute?
And which activity is the best blend?”
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I.
Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky explains that discipline precedes inspiration:
“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.”
Source: Letter to Nadezhda von Meck (1878)
II.
American novelist Ursula K. Le Guin reminds us that change always begins by taking responsibility for how you live:
“You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.”
Source: The Dispossessed (1974)
1 QUESTION FOR YOU
What game are you playing that you never consciously chose to enter?
Until next week,
James Clear
Author of Atomic Habits
Cofounder of Authors Equity
p.s. Trick or Meat.
