The traditional approach of “Ready, Aim, Fire,” isn’t always the best approach. Whole Foods founder and CEO, John Mackey had said that a lot of his success has come from following the philosophy of “Ready, Fire, Aim.”
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Are you putting in the work but not seeing the results you’re hoping for. Don’t worry. Stay the course. In the book, “The Power of Your Supermind: Great cosmic wisdom explained in a clear and practical way” by Vernon Howard, Bamboo is discussed. “Bamboo can grow as much as 13 feet in one week but can take up to 7 years to break though the surface of the ground. Be patient with your evolution.”
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During his Ted Talk, Tim Ferris makes the following suggestion: When attempting a project, ask “What might be the benefits of a partial success of an attempt?”
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The late John Denver once said, “I think I’d like most to be remembered in that I stood up for what I believed in.”
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Is there something in your life you really want? Here’s a liberating approach that blends control and surrender and comes from author Jack Canfield. He talks of the idea of “High attention but low attachment to desired outcome. Say to yourself, “I’m focused on doing this in hopes of ________ or something better.”
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Nathaniel Branden ( author and psychotherapist), stated, “We need to be comfortable with our own company…Tell me how a person judges his or her self-esteem, and I will tell you how that person operates at work, in love, in sex, in parenting, in every important aspect of existence…
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In the book, “The Power of Decision” author Raymond Charles Barker states, “We’d be living in a grand utopia if all men (and women) who had great ideas took action.”
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In the movie “Pass It On”, it is mentioned that one goose can fly 75% further in formation than they could ever fly by themselves. The message is to build strong partnerships and to surround yourself with people who can do all the things you cannot do.
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Who amongst us is truly privileged? In the book: “A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the art of living,” Campbell states: “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”
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Robert Frost stated, “Some people see things as they are and ask why. I dream things that never were and ask why not.”
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Psychologist Abraham Maslow once said: “If you plan to be less than you are capable of being, you will always be unhappy.” In what ways does this quote speak to you?
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Roy Baumeister author of “Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength” tells us to use self-control to set-up lots of good habits which then leads to an autopilot healthy way of living which doesn’t tax one’s self-control.
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Often times we assume others are simply born with incredible talents but we forget about all the hours of hard work put in by those folks. Matthew Syed author of “Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice” tells us that Mozart had practiced 3,500 hours by the time he was 6 (that’s like 5 hours per day everyday from age 4 to 6).
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David Allen, author of “Getting Things Done” recommends that you put everything on one to do list and then create four categories
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What’s your number 1 goal this year?
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