Thoughts of the Week: February 28, 2025
Here's a small mindset shift that pays off big
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Every day, ambitious people wake up ready to “meet the day” and take on whatever it may throw at you. Which is great—you’re armed and prepped to face the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities it creates…
But rethink this—you’re passive, *waiting* for what it deigns to give you.
Instead: Wake up and “Create the day.”
Take initiative and grab the reins. Don’t “meet” the day when you wake up in the morning; wake up to *create* the day ahead of you.
Now apply this everywhere. Be a Creator.
Because the story of your day, your week, your year, your life? It hasn’t been written yet. Pick up the pen and take control.
1. You have to grow as you progress, or you end up staying still.
2. What Larry Ellison attributes his success to, and why where you come from, does not determine where you end up.
3. Live your life intentionally.
4. Overcome resistance and get out of your own way with Do The Work by Steven Pressfield.
