Confidence is success remembered.
If you define success as getting a standing ovation after a TED Talk, then you’re going to have confidence issues.
If you define success as doing something that’s a little more than what you did before, then growing confidence will hardly be an issue.
With that in mind, here’s your formula: own your definition of success + make collecting “successes” a regular priority = watch your confidence grow.
The heart speaks in whispers.
The world YELLS IN ALL CAPS!!
If we don’t find ways to separate ourselves from the YELLS—we’ll never hear the whispers.
Bad news SHOUTS.
Good news grows quietly.
Remember this when all of the news feels overwhelmingly bad.
It’s not that it’s all bad, it’s that your good is humbly growing while your bad is temper tantruming.
Don’t let the SHOUTING deter you from seeing the good in your life.
…of being average, unworthy, and boring.
Fear, channeled, has kept my tank off “E” and engine running STRONG for years.
Don’t suppress fear; use it.
You can travel 5,000 miles, hike to the top of 100 mountains, lounge at 50 beaches, sail all seven seas, and step foot in every country of the world…
And still not find yourself.
Sometimes outward exploration becomes synonymous with inward exploration.
But, self-discovery isn’t always the byproduct of travel.
Inward reflection is where “selves” are found.
And inward reflection doesn’t cost a thing. No planning required. No time off work needs to be submitted.
You simply need to create space for stillness.
You know, the same way you would when you step into an awe inspiring scene of nature.
See, travel can be used as a hack that elicits stillness, but don’t get it twisted…
Stillness is available to you every day. And waiting until you travel far-and-wide before you explore your inner workings is a costly way to live.
Better to create some space, put on some noise-cancelling headphones, and start doing some of that inner exploring today.
Have you ever considered measuring things like:
Because here’s the reality: what you measure is what’ll get your focus.
And what gets your focus gets your time, energy, and attention.
…In other words: your life.
So, the more focused you are on measuring any one particular thing, the more of your life that one particular thing will consume.
And if that’s true then I’m sure you can already see where I’m going with this.
Measure your life in how you would most love to live it—and let your time, energy, and attention flow into those things as much as you can afford.
Because a life measured in measuring tapes, scales, and social media clicks certainly isn’t equal to a life measured in deep connections, belly laughs, and moments of presence.