Happy Thrive Thursday!
This week we discuss...Mental Toughness, The Connection Between Action and Satisfaction, and Mistakes!
Here are 3 ideas, 2 quotes, and 1 question to consider this week...
Idea #1
"Nearly everything awesome takes longer than you think.
Get started and don't worry about the clock."
Idea #2
"Formal education is not nearly as important as an unquenchable thirst to learn."
Idea #3
"Mental toughness is often portrayed as determination and persistence, but it can also be flexibility and adaptability.
- I can be happy anywhere.
- I can work with what I have.
- I can have a good day with anyone.
You are tough when your mood is not dependent on your conditions."
Quote #1
Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the UK, on the connection between action and satisfaction:
"Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it."
Source: Quoted in "As I Said to Denis: The Margaret Thatcher Book of Quotations"
Quote #2
Philosopher Alan Watts on mistakes:
"Regard yourself as a cloud, in the flesh, because you see, clouds never make mistakes. Did you ever see a cloud that was misshapen?
Did you ever see a badly designed wave? No, they always do the right thing.
But, if you will, treat yourself for a while as a cloud or a wave and realize that you can’t make a mistake whatever you do.
Because even if you do something that appears totally disastrous, it will all come out in the wash somehow or another.
Then through this capacity you will develop a kind of confidence. And through confidence you will be able to trust your own intuition."
Source: Taoism: Way Beyond Seeking
Question of the Week...
Think of the best coach, teacher, or leader you ever had. What can you learn from them?
Think of the worst coach, teacher, or leader you ever had. What can you learn from them?
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Have an awesome week and Keep Moving in the Direction of Your Dreams!
