There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. – Aristotle
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(No, not that way!)
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Be willing to ruffle some feathers.
Be willing to make mistakes and be judged by those on the sidelines.
Be willing to feel a little bad, for a minute, when you screw something up.
Why?
Because that’s how you get things done.
Because that’s how great things get started, and finished.
Because of how you’ll grow in the doing.
I recently read a post by Seth Godin (a freakin’ genius who should be read by all!) about the ease of (and ability to) getting a message out into the World; about how to connect and serve a group of people (though perhaps small) who are ready for a leader (check out the post here)….
”If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.” – Jim Rohn Good or bad, what we focus on and surround ourselves with…
. . . make any New Year’s Resolutions. They. Don’t. Work. The whole thing is an artificial construct that only makes you feel about yourself (and gives you a bad impression of goal-setting and achievement). What should you do instead? Well, you shouldn’t do anything. (Do things because you clearly and authentically want to do them.)…
To be actually trapped is to have no options, no choices, no possible outcomes other than the one you fear. Most of the time, when we think we’re trapped, we’re actually unhappy with the short-term consequences of making a choice. Make the choice, own the outcome and you can start in a new place. This…
“The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.” – Socrates What if instead of trying to convince people that you’re trust-worthy, or a good person to do business with, or a good romantic partner, you just were that person? My guess is that it would less…
What do you want? I mean, what do you really, really want? * * * (Assuming you came up with what you really, really want:) What do you want more? Huh? Whatever it is that you have (now), is what you want more. WHAT!? Whatever it is you want most is what you are creating….