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Do Your Work from an Inner Spark of Joy.
How are you being, as you go about your tasks and your work?
Are you anxious, struggling, and “just want to get it done”?
The quality of your work tends to match the quality of your being.
You have no guarantees of your results — you can only control how you do the work. Therefore, why not work from joy… instead of anxiety, boredom, or frustration?
Your state of being is your top priority, because the only thing you truly can control is your inner life.
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The quality of…
The quality of…
Rest before you need to
I’ve been able to accomplish a lot in my business because I create even when I don’t feel like it — I work on a regular rhythm. (And I honestly don’t feel like it most of the time.)
Similarly, I’ve learned to rest myself before I’m tired… to rest on a regular rhythm, whether or not I feel like it.
Several times I’ve nearly burned out. (Maybe I did and eventually recovered.) Painful experiences — emotional lows, lack of motivation, lack of hope, physical exhaustion — something I hope …
Do Right ➜ Feel Good (not the other way around)
Oftentimes, we let relatively minor circumstances, like being a little tired or feeling like watching videos, get in the way of keeping our commitments to ourselves, i.e. doing the right thing.
This is how people become victims of life: doing the right things only when we feel good or when conditions are perfect…
This is how people become victims of life: doing the right things only when we feel good or when conditions are perfect…
Feel Good ➜ Do Right
To act purposefully, to live more into our potential, we must flip the above equation, and understand that if we act rightly, we end up feeling good.
This is …
To act purposefully, to live more into our potential, we must flip the above equation, and understand that if we act rightly, we end up feeling good.
This is …
There are 2 Ways to Manage Time
- Deadline Method — Work by project deadlines: Meet the closest deadlines. Work all night if you have to, or postpone/cancel other commitments or projects as needed to meet the most urgent and important deadlines.
- Scheduling Method — Schedule recurring chunks of time to work on various projects. Stick to those time slots. The projects simply get done whenever they get done. Or, if there’s a due date for something, you’ll learn to work faster within those time blocks.
The first met…
Calmly Productive
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Is it possible to be emotionally relaxed and joyful, yet highly productive?
Think of a master in martial arts … they aren’t fretting, tense, worried, or stressed out. They have a relaxed focus, a calm strength, a powerful composure.
Their face might appear emotionless, yet their body expresses a wide range of motion, able to accomplish a great deal with both precision and flexibility.
Inside, they are experiencing clarity, confidence, and a calm joy.
I’m n…
Think of a master in martial arts … they aren’t fretting, tense, worried, or stressed out. They have a relaxed focus, a calm strength, a powerful composure.
Their face might appear emotionless, yet their body expresses a wide range of motion, able to accomplish a great deal with both precision and flexibility.
Inside, they are experiencing clarity, confidence, and a calm joy.
I’m n…