Thoughts of the Week: September 22, 2023
You can't say you bet on yourself and keep playing small.
Think about your goals for a second. Now make them bigger. Before you are tempted to pass judgment on whether or not they’re possible, pull them out of your head, and put them on paper or in a doc. Look at them - think about them like a map in front of you that you have to figure out. Analyze every detail. Could you chart a course, decide what steps you need to take, and get started?
Too many people let their dreams collect dust. Or, they simply stay too small.
They let the world shape them, mold them into the norm, until the life they’re living looks nothing like the one they wanted.
Don’t let that happen to you.
Decide what you want, go for broke, and control your fate. It’s going to be difficult, it’s going to be rife with challenges, and it might even be lonely — but it will be *your* life, and it will be worth it.
1. Don’t allow yourself to get distracted.
2. I recently had the opportunity to join Jim O’Shaughnessy on his podcast, “Infinite Loops,” where we chatted about the merits of being unreasonable, how being ‘nice’ is overrated, and more. Listen to the full interview here:
3. Your life is yours — be ruthless and cut what doesn’t belong.
4. Average people = average results.
