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Category: Observe
Be Curious
Being curious is a superpower. It usually means you develop good enquiry skills and learn to listen critically too.
It also makes you more interesting because you seem interested in learning more about the people around you and the things that are interesting to them.
So stop telling people about yourself and start asking others about their experiences.
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Appreciate The Process
It might not always make sense. For some, it might seem completely wrong. But once you’re involved and working through a matter, appreciate the process.
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What Do You Believe?
Turn off the tv. Close all your social media apps and your notifications. Put your head back and reflect. What is it that you actually believe?
Not what will be socially acceptable to your mate or friends or that group you want to join. Write down a few thoughts. Do they feel accurate? Can you feel good about those thoughts? What are the pros and cons?
Get to grips with what you believe now. Write it down today and put it somewhere safe. Then find it and read it in a few years from now. You may be surprised.
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Commit
There is a lot of power in commitment. When you commit to something, you’re saying it will happen, and your focus to see it through is 100%.
There is no turning around or going back. You’ve burned the boats and the only way to go is forward.
When you commit, it sends a signal to your mind that there is a single outcome you wish to achieve. Want to feel the power? Commit to something today and see how you feel.
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Perspective
When tough times come, and they will, you will gain a whole new perspective on life. Certain things you thought before, will shift. You can’t always accurately predict how it will affect you, but it will. It’s called growth. Enjoy.
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Hold The Emotion
When you feel an emotion coming up in your body, hold it for a minute. Feel it and understand where it came from. Good ones, and the others, they all need a little reflection.
You can learn a lot from this process. I like to say, ‘From Uncomfortable to Unstoppable’ and doing this exercise will sometimes make you quite uncomfortable. But that is ok. It is worth it. This self-knowledge will make you unstoppable.
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Overcome Your Demons
What is it you need to recognise, own and address in your life so that you can grow and become more capable and successful?
You need to overcome your demons. Think about what they are and how they limit you. Then consider what can be done about them. After that, you’ll need a plan to address them and conquer them.
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Making Sense
With enough information, everything makes sense.
If something doesn’t make sense in your head, you don’t have enough information. Go find it, observe or sit and wait for it. Once you have enough information, you’ll be amazed.
A 56 year old has experienced 1,761,177,600 seconds of life and experience. Some of those will have been joyous while others physically painful or emotionally crushing. Still, many others were quite normal and some were mesmerising or soul-soothing.
All of those seconds and experiences create the person at that moment. One second earlier or later and they are different again. Just like the world around us; constantly evolving.
To know someone’s full life experience would take exactly all their seconds of life. Less than that and you may only be seeing the highlights or lowlights.
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Keep An Open Mind
Thoughts change as well as circumstances and perspectives. So keep an open mind while you’re assessing your options.
Sometimes it’s helpful to remain open minded even after decisions have been made. That’s why there’s a 14 day cooling off period after product purchases in the UK. People get more information or simply change their minds.
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