Lesson I’ve Learned #101
The world rewards the people who are best at telling stories about ideas, not the people with the best ideas.
Lesson I’ve Learned #102
When I don’t know how to directly and clearly express what I need, what I often do is find ways to criticize others.
Even though I do this unconsciously, realizing it was very hard for me.
I saw how much of my judgment of others was really of myself.
(h/t Marshall Rosenberg)
Lesson I’ve Learned #103
What I say about my priorities doesn’t matter. My decisions reveal my priorities.
Lesson I’ve Learned #104
If I want to control a situation, my best strategy is to ask more questions, rather than try to tell people what to do or give answers.
There is far more control in questions than there ever is in directives.
(H/t JT McCormick)
Lesson I’ve Learned #105
The single supplement that has improved my life the most is probably Magnesium l-threonate.
Helps me get great sleep, amazing dreams, and mood enhancer.
Lesson I’ve Learned #106
When unsure what to do, I ask, ‘How would the man I want to be handle this?’ and then do that.
Lesson I’ve Learned #107
I’m very careful how I talk to my kids. What I say and how I say it becomes their inner voice.
I saw this immediately as a new parent. It took years to accept it’s just as true with me, my parents, and my inner voice.
Lesson I’ve Learned #108
In me, perfectionism is my fear of rejection and abandonment, hiding behind “being perfect.”
(h/t Mastin Kipp)
Lesson I’ve Learned #109
I never try to sell something I’m not sold on.
I only sell things that I truly believe are good for the other person.
Makes selling feel like helping.
(h/t Dan Sullivan)
Lesson I’ve Learned #110
Harsh truth in my life: my healing brought out the emotional immaturity of my parents.
I’ve seen this in many, many other lives as well.
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