3 IDEAS FROM ME
I.
“You can’t outgrow it if you keep clinging to it.”
II.
“Every career has a set of common problems that frequently arise. One of the keys to loving your job is to enjoy working on the frequent problems that come with your chosen path. In the best cases, wrestling with the problems feels like fun.”
III.
“Is there anything I can do to guarantee success in life?”
“No, not really.”
“Well then what use is all this hard work and practice?”
“To make sure you are ready when good fortune arrives.”
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I.
American poet Lorine Niedecker reminds us that change is often preceded by anxiousness and the answer is to move:
“Birds feel something akin to pain (and fear) just before migration. Nothing alleviates this feeling except flight.”
Source: Letter to Cid Corman (January 30, 1968), paraphrasing W.H. Hudson
II.
Police officer and martial arts instructor Paul Sharp on finding your people through action:
“My father always told me:
‘If you want to go for a run, go for a run, don’t look for company. Sooner or later, on your fifth run or your twentieth, like-minded people will find you themselves.’
And only recently have I realized that this principle works everywhere.”
Source: Instagram
1 QUESTION FOR YOU
Forget about living a meaningful life. Narrow your focus. What is an inspiring way to live in this season of life?
Until next week,
James Clear
Author of Atomic Habits
Cofounder of Authors Equity
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