injecting bits of sense to the inner world of entrepreneur
THINK LIKE A HERO (Who can I help today?),
WORK LIKE AN ARTIST (What else can we try?),
REFUSE TO BE ORDINARY (Pursue excellence, then kill it.),
CELEBRATE (But take no credit.).
Ultimately the majority of decisions you face will not have huge repercussions
for mistakes. Often you will face greater damages by making no decision
at all then by making a bad one. Even if the decision was poor, that was
simply the price necessary to gather more information and make a better
decision next time.
All self-development – whether it’s getting fitter, or learning new skills – follows the same three principles: comfort, stretch, and stress.
This theory was developed by two psychologists, Andy Ryan and Dawna Markova.
Comfort is the realm of our ingrained habits.
Stress happens when the challenge is so great that we feel overwhelmed.
Stretch is the zone in which true change happens.
~Mary Jaksch, Goodlife Zen
You don’t think we can change the world. I know we can.
You will tell me that I can’t help everywhere. I will show you that I can help somewhere.
You will question, criticize, judge, and hate me because that’s what you do. I will take principled, calculated, and small steps forward because that’s what I do.
You will show me the statistics, charts, and numbers that show I’m not changing anything. I will take the genuine smile and relief of others as a sign that I am.
You will make individual people doubt their gifts and you will tear at the seams of commonality that bind us. I will rally, inspire, and lead others by building on the common bonds of our humanity.
You will focus on what I can’t do or should’ve done. I will focus on what I can do and what I am doing.
You will condemn me when I rest and scold me when I gain. I will take care of my needs and graciously take the gifts I receive along the way.
You will continue thinking that to share is to lose. I will find that to share is to gain.
You will wait for the right moment, opportunity, or permission to act. I will open the door and see serendipity waiting for me.
You will remember and catalog my mistakes. I will remember the lessons I’ve learned from experience.
You will let your fear and worry keep you safe and secure on the sidelines of history. I will carry them with me, knowing that there is more to life than sitting comfortably by the fire.
You will reach your final days and see that your inaction and dissuasion was a series of choices you wish you could change. I will be spent but proud of the flourishing life I lived making this journey better for others.
I am changing the world. Lead, follow, help, or get the hell out of the way.
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This is a wake-up call; I will ring again. Take your first step toward doing epic shit and be the change you want to see.
Bruce Lee once said that "ultimately, Martial Art means honestly expressing yourself." I believe that this "honest expression" made possible by a raw, intimate knowledge of self is one's True Self.
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About me. Briefly.
Enjoying life roller-coaster ride. Value connectedness and purpose in actions. Making sense of the inner game of entrepreneurship. Advocate of authentic heart-centric marketing. Passionate on how social media changing the horizons
