by Made it. Whew. Thirty days, thirty posts. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I have. (I’d love to hear from you ā wadecomms at gmail dot com.) I leave you with a pastiche of thoughts and quotes I’ve liked well enough to save (and hopefully cite accurately) – and even a few originals.
A handful of really close friends beats a hundred acquaintances.
To be fit and healthy, you canāt do average. Take initiative so that your choices are automatically the right ones.
Environment always wins, so when yours isn’t serving you well, change it.
Be part of competitive sports for as long as you can.
Measure yourself only against your previous self.
Stay grounded. Nemesis always follows hubris.
The closer to the top of the mountain, the harder it is to see the trail.
No one cares if you are offended, so get over it.
(James Clear) You don’t have to add things to your life to improve it. Consider removing next year:
1 toxic relationship or experience
1 topic that robs your attention
1 belief holding you back
1 commitment whose ROI is not worth the effort
Our response to failure determines our ability to be successful.
The only difference between feedback and criticism is the way you hear it. ā Tim Grover
Get on the plane.
The most popular thing is not always the best. Ignore what’s trending, or at least view it with healthy skepticism.
The more skin in the game, the better. Burn your ships!
Never be late to your own meeting.
Maintaining exceptional performance demands that you leave your comfort zone.
The long-winded person is heading for extinction.
Kick the habit of being unoriginal.
Shorten up communications. Commit to better writing style. Put some effort into it. [Most impressions today are made via texts. Write as well as you can, always.]
Be yourself; everyone else is taken. -Wilde
Never participate in a gathering that consists of people sitting on folding chairs in a circle.
Put down your phone and go outside.
Write down ideas (about anything). When you generate enough “okay” ones, good ones usually will show up as well.
In negotiation, he who cares least wins.
Recognize and pursue reality. Your love of Truth must always outweigh the wish for an outcome that appears dubious.
A school basketball player holding up three fingers after hitting a three-pointer in basketball is communicating that he/she has just hit a three-pointer in basketball. That’s it. No District-level mandatory parents’ meeting is necessary.
Read more. It allows you to borrow someone else’s brain and will make you more interesting at a dinner party. āJohn LeFevre
When you find yourself “hating,” know for certain that it is not the person/thing that you hate… but rather something that threatens your identity. Find that thing; it can turn your life around.
Ignore the boos. They usually come from the cheap seats.
Life presents choices and demands courage. No complaining. No blaming others. Instead ā skill, courage and strength.
The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die. ā Steve Prefontaine
Life is good. Be happy now. Let it go. Declare victory and move on.
Send someone a thank-you note tomorrow.
Stuart Wade 