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Author: Scott
Be More Curious
It’s easy to think we know so much. Yet, we know very little. We extrapolate, generalise, use bias and guess quite a bit.
We hurry people through their speech, usually just to say our bit. We aren’t that interested in what the other person has to say. We have our view and want to express that.
Yet things can dramatically improve if we just get more curious. Listen patiently to the person speaking. Understand their current mindset. Get the context in perspective. Listen to their words and emphasis.
You will learn a lot. You will improve your understanding. Your communication will improve. And you’ll become a better person.
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Minimalist
The less you have, the less admin you have. The more you have, the more you need a family office or house manager.
Regardless, I feel the more minimalist you become, the happier you will be.
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Keep Learning
You can learn something from pretty much anything. It could be from people, like your parents, or experiences, or from watching or reading.
When you’re 16, you think you know everything. But at some point you should realise that there is more info than you could imagine in the universe.
Keep learning!
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Support Your Team
There’s rarely a good reason to boo, demonise, slander or outrage over the opposing team. The best thing to do is get positive about your own team, celebrate their strengths and wins, and cheer them on.
The positive focus will impact you in a good way. The negative focus will impact you in a less good way. Don’t ever focus on what you don’t want to become. Always focus on where you want to go, how you want to be and in a positive way.
You become what you focus on.
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Get Sidetracked
Sometimes it is nice to get sidetracked. This is not because you don’t focus on what you should but rather because you might see or learn something that wasn’t on your current path.
When it happens, see what you can get from it without losing too much from what you were supposed to do. Win win.
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Have Fun!
Enjoy your time when you’re awake. If you’re reasonably healthy, every day should be fun and enjoyable. Sure there is hard work but you can still enjoy being alive.
You can have a dream you’re working toward too. That’s always great to have as a motivating factor.
Every day, wake up and have fun! It’s easy if you try (and stick with it!).
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Gut Versus Research And Science
Listen to your gut instincts. They have probably been right more often than you’ve noticed.
Research and science are great if you’re unsure, want greater confidence or the options are close. Otherwise, save your time and go with your gut.
(Note: please scroll down this email further and you should see yesterday’s blog post, which I understand some of you did not receive. Best wishes!)
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Go Faster
You have less time than you think!
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Be Early
Get there early. Finish the project early. Get the documents back early.
Whenever you can get something done early, you should do it. Not only does it look good, it’s great for your reputation, speeds things up, costs less and feels good.
There’s a reason the saying is, “The early bird catches the worm”.
Train yourself to be 15-30 minutes early for all appointments, days early for any submitted work, and weeks early when starting a project.
One time, when I arrived an hour before the event was due to start, I was able to have a great conversation with the headline speaker, the CEO of Vodafone plc, who had also decided to arrive early….
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