Tag: mindset
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Finally admitting the real reason I don’t write to-do lists
I laid on the floor stretching and at ease, which left me vulnerable to the attack from that thought: What am I afraid of? I’ve been holding off on building towards the life that I want. Truthfully, that inaction is most evident in the ways I hold back from building the single days that I…
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Money comes back
I was telling the group that I had been thinking about taking a trip. The problem was that I had already taken that expensive trip, gone to that other place, and then went over there just for fun. But this trip was one I wanted to take this trip to surprise a friend. I had…
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I don’t fail, and that’s a problem.
When my family would play monopoly, I would quit the game when my financial situation became dicey. If I didn’t believe I had enough money to cover the likely rent or payments, I would walk away from the game. This is probably amazing financial insight for a child, but there’s more to it. I didn’t…
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You don’t have to believe in yourself
This idea, that you don’t have to believe in yourself, is not my original idea. I just listened to a podcast by Rob Dial, his Mindset Mentor. The episode was entitled, “How to Believe in Yourself,” in response to a listener question. His answer was essentially that you don’t have to. We often think that…
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Simply changing where I sat today was a big deal
I just switched my seat at Starbucks. I moved from a table in the interior of the store to a long bench. This is a milestone. Thank you for cheering for me. Let me explain. I chose to sit at a table in the middle of the place because someone was already sitting at the…
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Moving from to-do lists to focus items
Yesterday, I wrote on my dry erase board, “Take out the recycling.” At that moment, I was going to take out the recycling. That was it. No, don’t stop and pick up the sock on the floor. That wasn’t on the list. I went back inside and wrote the next thing, “Make the bed.” Don’t…
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Act like a fan
Euro Cup 2008: I was glued to the screen Turkey was behind but making a valiant effort. I left the room, they score. The game is close. I decide to leave the room, this time on purpose, they score again. They win. Next game, another nail biter, Turkey is behind yet , so I cover…
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Because you made it optional
I went to bed racking my brain trying to figure out why it was that I was so unproductive during the day. Why couldn’t I fill all the tasks on my habit tracker? I was so good last year? Why is this year such a struggle. And then the words popped into my head: “Because…
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Face to face is better
I don’t know who needs to see this, but please do not send bad news via text. Who wants to be the one to share bad news, have difficult conversations, or give negative feedback? Very few of us. The way of lessening the discomfort, granted to us by modern technology is the text message. It…
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Normally all about the assumptions
I was introduced to the book, The Four Agreements, during a major struggle in my life. I proceeded to read the literal agreements, and not the book they came from. My brother then insisted it is not the same, so I got the audio book. After several days of sitting stuck in city traffic, the…
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