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Category: Being Action Oriented

The Grandiosity Trap

Published on November 15, 2022

Grandiosity is a cunning distraction.

Here we are, filling our heads up with all of the brilliant, jaw-dropping, earth-shaking things we’re going to do with our limited time, energy, and attention…

While we take somewhere between zero and one microscopic step towards bringing those grand visions to life.

Don’t let grandiosity fool you. It’s not leading you any closer to your grand visions.

Unless, of course, those grand visions are driving you to do more of the things that’ll actually bring them to life.

Remember, life is measured in steps; not visions.

Less grandiosity. More humble action.

Building Dreams

Published on September 24, 2022

The person who builds their dreams for 2 hours / day will realize that dream 6x faster than the person who builds for 20 minutes / day.

…And ∞ times faster than the person who builds for 0 minutes / day.

Saying this for me as much as anybody else.

Trying vs. Not Trying

Published on August 15, 2022

Not trying may appear safe, but it’s actually quite risky.

Trying may appear risky, but it’s actually quite safe.

Appearances can be deceiving. And how your mind (ego) responds to what appears to be risky is… avoid at all costs.

The mind likes to preserve what’s here—what’s guaranteed. It likes to maintain its reputation, stray from embarrassment, and stick to what makes it (you) look good.

But, by not trying you:

  • Never learn
  • Become less competent
  • Miss moments of self-discovery
  • Close opportunistic/ serendipitous doors
  • Leave open-thought loops around “what if…” (regret)

See, it’s by trying that you get the opposite of all of the above mentioned things…

  • Insight
  • Competence
  • Self-Awareness
  • New opportunities / serendipity
  • Understanding of how things would’ve played out (no regret)

…An undoubtedly much safer means to living your best life.

P.s. In case you missed it, you can read the best of what I posted to MoveMe Quotes last week, here.

Are You Lazy?

Published on August 13, 2022

Or are you…

  • Doing uninspired work?
  • Not getting enough sleep?
  • Emotionally disconnected?
  • Surrounded by emotional vampires?
  • Letting media suck the life from you?

Lazy is usually a symptom; not a character trait.

Making Beauty

Published on April 11, 2022

A beautiful home isn’t something that happens—it’s something you make happen.

A beautiful mindset isn’t something that happens—it’s something you make happen.

A beautiful life isn’t something that happens—it’s something you make happen.

If you let life happen to you, the byproduct will be a mess—for life always moves towards chaos.

Beauty is the byproduct of taking those given messes and turning them into something you can be proud of.

Maybe

Published on February 11, 2022 
Maybe great moods
Aren't something we arrive in
Maybe they're something we figure out.

Maybe great days
Aren’t something we have
Maybe they’re something we make.

Maybe great lives
Aren't something we're born with
Maybe they're something we create with what we're given.

More In

Published on January 17, 2022

With exercise: you get out what you put in.

With learning: you get out what you put in.

With relationships: you get out what you put in.

If you don’t feel like you’re getting enough out, try putting more in.