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- Don't waste a failure · 1 minFailure is just feedback. When you let it ruin your life, you lose the opportunity to grow.
- Can you be corrected? · 2 minBeing willing and able to receive correction is a necessary part of growth. If you can't handle that, have fun staying the same 🤷♂️😂
- Are you showing the right virtues? · 2 minIf the people who are constantly against you aren't the people you expect, then maybe you need to reevaluate your own actions.
- Beautiful lies over ugly truths? · 2 minThis isn't crazy to me because it's so prevalent. That doesn't make it right, just acknowledge that it's the reality of the world. Hearing the truth often stings and forces you…
- Curious, willing to be bad at, and take criticism... · 3 minBeing curious, willing to be bad at something in front of people, and knowing how to take critiques is the foundation of learning. Use that how you want.
- Put in the work · 2 minWhen you don't understand that work comes before success, even if you get that thing, you won't know how to keep it. Put in the work and build the skills.
- Success and failure · 2 minYou never know where you will get that next piece of great advice. Today it was from a former wrestler. Remember, you are not your successes nor your failures. Those things are…
- You need to be tested · 2 minWe're meant to be tested and pushed, just like the trees I discuss here. It's that pressure that teaches you where you need to grow to become better.
- Hope on a timeline · 2 minHope on the wrong timeline is potentially crippling. It's good to believe, but understand that belief isn't on your schedule.
- You're not your emotions · 1 minYou're feelings are there to help you and guide you, not become you. Somewhere along the way you forgot that our were taught otherwise. But you're feelings aren't meant to be…
- It's not magic, it's the work they don't see · 1 minThey want to believe they saw the overnight success because that means they can do the same. But they don't want to put in the work they didn't see. Don't end up in the category…
- Recognize and reverse · 2 minMy Muay Thai coach put more pressure on me today. He got me to panic again, but I recognized it much faster this time and found a way to work out of it fairly quick. I still have…
- It's just a moment · 1 minThe Stoics would say this too shall pass, or maybe just memento mori. But either way, this moment isn't your identity and will only run your life if you allow it to do so.
- Stress is necessary · 2 minStress is a necessary component to growth. Without it, you don't grow. So why do we use that word like it's bad? You just lack the skills to transform the stress into growth, but…
- Either way, you have to start · 2 minNo matter how much you research, you'll never get it until you start. And if you never start, you'll never have the chance to be great at it.
- Decide and act quickly · 2 minSometimes I need to be reminded how much these things can pull you into their world. You just need to be aware, then decide and act swiftly.
- What part can you solve? · 2 minI like how this doesn't require you to scale anything, but to look for the part you have influence over and to move on from the rest.
- Walking in circles · 2 minNo matter what you decide, you can make it right. But make a decision first, then move with purpose.
- Learn definitions... · 2 minPeople like to use words they don't know the definition for then expect everyone around them to do as they say. Well, your also not perfect, so I'll skip the idea of telling you…
- Be the thermostat · 1 minIf the emotions of others dictates your emotions, they are in control of you.
- Protecting yourself from meaning... · 2 minSomething meaningful will always come with risk of pain along the way. It's inevitable. Trying to avoid it will only ensure you stay sad and lonely.
- Make different choices · 2 minBecoming a better version of yourself requires different choices. Of course they won't be comfortable. That's the point.
- Actions have consequences · 2 minYour lack of understanding the consequences of your decisions doesn't negate your responsibility for the results. For me, I don't allow myself to be mad either when the decisions…
- That was dumb... · 2 minYou can be intelligent yet make stupid decisions. Calling out the decision can help you move forward fast. If you call yourself that thing though, you could easily start holding…
- Is it worth your life? · 2 minThere are few things in this world I care enough about to put myself or others in this much danger. Learn to control your reactions. Not every slight or stupid move needs to…
- Excellence is brutal up close · 2 minWatching excellence in practice is beautiful for sure. But do you have the balls to go through the requirements to get there?
- Train in discomfort · 2 minYou must train in conditions that can mimic the real thing. For me that's have a restriction on breathing and added weight to mimic pushing through when everything feels heavy at…
- To win you must lose · 1 minTo win, you need to lose all the behaviors and thoughts that are holding you back. That is all 🤝
- Character observed · 2 minCharacter is revealed when you think nobody is watching. Well, nobody you find important at the time anyway. But if you need someone important to you to be watching, it's not…
- Focus on what you want · 2 minWhen you focus on the misery, you'll certainly find it. Change your focus to what you want and your decisions will follow.
- Accept the complement · 2 minMost people suck at being complemented. It's not humble to be rude. That person took the time to notice you. Accept their observations with a thank you, then move on.
- You've already overcome your past · 1 minYour past doesn't need to be overcome. You did that when it happened. You just need to accept that it happened, learn the lesson, and stop allowing it to dominate your thoughts.
- Go together · 2 minThe quote in here I actually liked best was the one about making the decision right. Because no matter what, once you go down a path you can't undo it. So second guessing and…
- Are you willing to lose yourself? · 2 minCare more about being right with yourself and God than fitting in with a crowd going nowhere.
- The distracted mind · 2 minI learned this again today, lol. I was just going to do a little longer run than normal before my workout. But I got distracted playing solitaire while running and ended at 30…
- You're lying to yourself... · 2 minYeah, you might be tired, especially in thought. That doesn't mean it's accurate. You have more in you than you think. If you stop believing that lie you tell yourself, who knows…
- Handle hard better · 1 minWhen you're pushing limits, it's not supposed to be easy. If that's what you're waiting for, you'll never get there. Learn to mentally handle hard moments better and you'll keep…
- You are not your diagnosis · 2 minJust because it's real doesn't mean it's valid and accurate. And it definitely isn't your personality.
- It's not that bad · 2 minWhen things don't go as planned, that's the time to be calm and figure out a solution. Not the time to freak out and create bigger problems. Plus, it gives you the chance to be…
- Delay gratification · 1 minWhen you constantly search for immediate gratification, you'll end up finding only pain later on.
- Maybe you're wrong... · 2 minYour first read isn't always correct. And the bigger the impact on your life, the more you need to question that and be willing to be wrong.
- Use it to make more... · 2 minWhen you use the same logic on the things you don't want to do that you use when you want to give an excuse for the thing you "can't" have, it changes the equation 🤷♂️
- The illusion of knowledge · 2 minIgnorance an be fixed with curiosity. But if you think you know everything already, then you only have the illusion of knowledge.
- Be grateful · 2 minI got a little off track, but I'm sticking with it 🤣. We need to be grateful for the things we have and also remember those things are simply reminders of the people and moments…
- Lighthouse, not lifeboat... · 2 minYou can't fix everything for those you claim to care about. In fact, trying to only makes it worse for them in the long run. Show them the boundaries and let them accept the…
- Comparison isn't a thief... · 2 minYour ego wants to believe you should be better. But where's the evidence? And yes, I check myself on this, too. I wanted to believe I should be better than these prosecutors I'm…
- Don't try to prove yourself... · 2 minSure, it's uncomfortable knowing you are the one in the room who is possibly in the wrong place. Don't panic. Don't try and prove you belong. Be curious. Be open. Listen. Add…
