Theme: Gear up to serve humanity Tip: Reflect on ways that you incorporate service in your life and consider ways in which you can innovate service through your work and daily life. “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” — Muhammad Ali With...
Read More...Theme: Doubt is eliminated through action Tip: Eliminate doubt one action at a time. Take time to think about what doubts you have. Write each one down and create an action plan to strategically eliminate each one to move forward towards your ideal future. “Doubt is fuel for fear and...
Read More...Theme: Don’t fear the future Tip: Visualize your ideal future and write down three actionable items that you will do over the next week to make this vision a reality. “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of...
Read More...Theme: Advice during challenging times Tip: Develop a “resiliency mindset” by implementing the following tips in your daily life Look towards challenges as an opportunity to grow Practice optimism regardless of the challenges you face Embrace the difficulty to find a way or make a way “Life is 10% what...
Read More...Theme: Avoid the ‘hangover letdown’ from failed expectations Tip: Practice controlling the “controllables” (below) and developing a curious non-attachment to future events/plans Things you can control: Attitude Optimism Mindest Quality of thoughts “Being optimistic finds you the key for any lock in life.” — Sudisha Mukherjee Avoid the ‘hangover...
Read More...Theme: The 7th ‘C’: Competence Tip: Study and implement the competency model below and apply it to your life today Model for developing competence: Prioritize what is important to learn Seek out competent mentors/teachers to help accelerate your learning Chunk down your plan into actionable steps (crawl, walk, run …...
Read More...Theme: The 6th ‘C’: Community Tip: Think about who you currently have in your community and whether they actively facilitate or deter you on your journey towards self-mastery. Also consider how you may play various roles in other peoples’ communities. It is just as important to give as it is...
Read More...Theme: The fifth ‘C’: Courage Tip: Reflect upon which challenges in your life you may be shying away from and develop a plan of action to make forward progress to overcome this obstacle. You got this. “Don’t fear the challenge. Instead face it with courage and look for the opportunity...
Read More...Theme: The fourth ‘C’: Challenge Tip: Embrace the challenges in your life as opportunities for learning and vertical growth. “Being challenged in life is inevitable; being defeated is optional.” — Roger Crawford The fourth ‘C’ in the 12-part series is challenge. Consider viewing obstacles as purposeful challenges to propel you...
Read More...Theme: The third ‘C’: Commitment Tip: Commit to self mastery in service for others … and consider how you can make deeper commitments to yourself in the following ‘core’ domains: Balance – commit to being more disciplined around performance (eating, sleeping, exercise, etc) Witness – commit to defining a better...
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