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The fruit of tragedy
What is your fatal flaw? Aristotle paraphrased: “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” Every hero has a tragic weakness, a fatal flaw. Too often it’s wrapped in pride – powered by ego. Know the flaw that can bring you down. Fix it. Learn from mistakes. Errors in judgment, repeated day after…
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Just change
Choose It’s either change, or create a better lie. The problem with lying is that one lie becomes more lies, and truth becomes an illusion. In the end, the only one who believes the lie is the liar. It’s easier to just change.
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Can’t quit
Not dead, can’t quit. – Richard Machowicz, former Navy SEAL Suffering is the best teacher. In good times, we fail to fully register the value of what we go through when we’re in the less than good times. Follow your bliss. Move through the pain. Embrace the suck. What turns you on, what you really…
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What to do today that will matter
“Now here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.” – The Queen, from Alice in Wonderland Ever feel that way? Running faster and faster and staying in the same spot? It’s how too many live their lives. Moving ahead is difficult. It means taking deliberate effort to acquire new knowledge and…
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Pulled by love
Lose the fear Of being wrong. Of making mistakes. Of getting criticized, scorned or rejected. Look in the mirror – fearlessly. If there’s something not quite right, figure it out and fix it. Not driven by fear, but pulled by love. Fear cannot thrive in the presence of love.
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Until it’s the right time
Opinion not required We always have the power to hold no opinion. Too often we create an unneeded urgency. Too often we react when no reaction is required. Too often we waste energy cultivating opinions that serve no benefit to ourselves or our world. We have the power to hold no opinion; at least until it’s the right time…