Most people go with the short term: I like the football team It’s expensive They’ve always been my friend since 5th grade A write off. There’s no substance. Here’s a different way to look at it: 1.Are the people this place attracts the sort of people I want to spend time with and become more … Continue reading 1093. Decisions: School, Work, Living, Friends, and Anything Else
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1092. Biggest present or smallest?
sometimes you want the biggest present under the tree - 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé sometimes you want the smallest - The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond It's all perspective.
1091. How to Change Beliefs
A belief is a feeling of certainty about something. Ideas eventually turn into beliefs by having enough references to support the idea. It's like a table - the idea is the tabletop, and the table legs are all the references you have to support that idea - when an idea and enough references get put … Continue reading 1091. How to Change Beliefs
1089. Controlling what we can
We can only control a few things - maybe only one thing: how we respond to situations. So how do we want to respond? Ideally in a way that aligns with who we are and what we stand for. Not necessarily what we want - there’s a difference. We can take the high road and … Continue reading 1089. Controlling what we can
1088. Lessons in time, money, and pain
We’re gonna screw up. It’s alright because that’s part of life. The more we screw up, the more we can learn The problem isn’t screwing up, it’s making the same screw up over and over again and not learning the lesson. We can always learn a lesson from a failure. Time: How much time was … Continue reading 1088. Lessons in time, money, and pain
1087. Success formula
Success is different for everyone. It doesn’t have to be a billion in the bank or the fastest car. Success can be raising a family, working out consistently, getting a raise or starting a business. 1) Try something and fail.2) Learn as much as possible from that failure (maybe it’s time, money, pain) 3) Speed … Continue reading 1087. Success formula
1086. Weekly workout plan Template
Monday: 3 mile run. (1 mile warm up, 1 mile fast, 1 mile cool down) WOD: Full body home “max monday” Warm up joints push/ pull max (45/15) Max Circuit x1 Heel walks Good Mornings Slant squat 60 Sl romanan Pistol squats Horse 90 sec wall sit bridge max Compression, plank, wheel, L sit Should … Continue reading 1086. Weekly workout plan Template
1085. The buck stops here
President Truman had a sign on his desk : The buck stops here He knew there was no one to pass the problem too. He was the president, with more power than most of us. It all ended with him. Thinking about it; we’re kind of like presidents or CEO’s of our own lives. We … Continue reading 1085. The buck stops here
1084. Fit it in
We only have so much time in the day. How can we fit it all in? All the stuff we want to do. By having fewer things we want to do. Seems obvious but how many of us are controlling our wants and desires? Asking ourselves “do I really need this?” Most of the time … Continue reading 1084. Fit it in
1083. Professional and Friendly
Friendly doesn’t mean saying ‘yes’ all the time, or changing every policy, or giving up our principles. Friendly is how it feels, not what it does. Taken from Seth Godin’s blog - Thanks Seth, this came at a perfect time. Saying No without feeling bad about it.
Joe DiAndrea 