Never? Really? You probably know. You might not want to admit it though.
Face the brutal facts of reality. Assess them. Make a plan. Execute. (The plan…)
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Category: Observe
What If You Ruled The World?
Would you be a benign dictator? What demands would you have on others? How would you change things, if at all?
We all like to think we would be just and fair. But often people think they would rule on everything too. Though you wouldn’t have time to gather all the facts of every situation of all 8 billion people.
The world is fairly self-correcting. It isn’t perfect but it is pretty good. You may not get things your way all the time but perhaps that is a good thing.
What one thing, rule, law, situation, etc would you change, enforce or improve?
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Timing Is Everything
Think catching the bouquet, a fly ball or a wave. Or consider arriving on holiday as a hurricane is announced, living during a pandemic, or far worse, a war, or sharing a lift in a foreign land with the person you eventually marry.
Timing can be good or bad, brilliant or devastating. Try to set up your environment to win and set up your mindset to win too.
Maximise your good timing and minimise your bad timing. Get yourself where you’ll reap more benefits.
Perhaps timing isn’t everything but it is incredibly influential.
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Dream Versus An Idea
Lots of thoughts come into our heads. But which are our real dreams and which are simply ideas that have occurred to us but we aren’t in love with them.
Sift through these ideas. Dismiss the merely interesting ones. Grab the one or two that lift your soul and make a smile on your face. Those are the dreams.
Now take at least one step right now to progress toward them.
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You Want To Be Different, But Treated The Same
This is a big challenge for a lot of people. We all want to feel unique in some way. It’s nice to think we are unique among 8 billion people. Maybe it’s your physical look, an attitude, the way we dress or the thoughts we think.
The challenge comes when we want to be recognised or celebrated for our diverse or different ways but don’t want anyone to point it out and treat us differently.
You might display and highlight your culture and its uniqueness But then you might want to be accepted by others and treated the same, even if some aspects of your culture are in conflict.
Put the shoe on the other foot. Recognise that different is different and that’s good. But don’t expect people to treat different the same way.
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Stay Alert To Possibilities
Keep your eyes open and your imagination running to really spot the numerous opportunities that cross your path each day. Many opportunities are not completely obvious. Some of them need to be looked at in a different way. Train your mind to see what isn’t already there but rather what could be.
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The Stories People Create
“Obviously, she was thinking that….” How is it that we think we are so good at mind reading other people? Oftentimes people express what is on their mind and project it onto others.
Many people make a snap decision and then build a case around their view of the story. “He’s innocent!” And if he really is, then the police, prosecutor, witnesses etc are the real bad people.
They are often afraid to see what the reality could be, especially if they would be seen as taking the view of the other side compared to their usual orientation.
Think about this next time you create a story around something, or hear someone else do it. Where are the facts? Where did the story comes from? Are there elements that have probably been made up to fill in some space and make it more exciting or believable?
Stop yourself next time, especially if you’re making up negative points. Create lovely stories if you’re going to make stuff up.
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See Something Differently Today
Look at your world from a different perspective today. Your house, spouse, kids, dog or even shower soap. Look around you with fresh eyes and no bias. Consider everything without your usual bias or expectation. Good luck!!
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Inflate Or Pay?
Many observers of governments and markets thought the governments of the world would let their new debts inflate away. The idea being that as everything inflated, the debt would become relatively smaller and therefore more manageable.
However, it looks more like some governments and/or central banks will try to ensure people will pay back all the debts that they didn’t ask to be created. And to do so may involve everyone working at two or three jobs to raise the money, pay the extra tax and pay off the debts.
If you haven’t thought about how the next 1, 2, 3 or even 5 years are about to play out, you had better consider some of the options for our future. Listen to a few doomsayers and optimists for contrast. Then get yourself set up in November because March may be too late.
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The Lesson Will Repeat Itself Until You Learn It. @steven
Loving this!! Thank you Steven Bartlett for the title. (The Diary Of A CEO)
We all have lessons that keep repeating and we get outcomes we don’t necessarily want.
We can change this. We can learn the lessons. We can make the changes and say No More!
We haven’t learned the lessons because it’s not convenient, easy, or comfortable. They are habits we created. But we can create other ones. It takes work to adjust these habits. We need Discipline, Effort, and Desire to have better outcomes.
No longer do we have to say “Why does this always happen to me?” Or “Isn’t that typical” or even “I knew that would happen”.
Change our ways today and get better results tomorrow. Live a better life with just some simple changes in how we think and do.
We can set up our environment to win. We can set up our schedule to win. We can start today.
Learn the lessons the feedback is giving you. And then make the adjustments. Yes, it will feel odd at first, but it will get easier and your results will be much better.
Start now!
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