You have one life
Anthony Kennedy shares an inspiring quote by Naval Ravikant: ‘You have one life. Don’t settle for mediocrity.’ Reflect on this profound message and discover how it encourages you to pursue greatness in every aspect of your life.
“You have one life. Don’t settle for mediocrity.”
– Naval Ravikant
Don’t get impatient
Things take time. Don’t get impatient.
“This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don’t get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can’t do anything, don’t get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it’s ready to come undone. You have to realize it’s going to be a long process and that you’ll work on things slowly, one at a time.”
Via the wonderful Swissmiss.
Although I am typically a loner …
“Although I am typically a loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those whose strive for truth, beauty and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated.”
Hang in there. There will be change. We will get to the other side.
“Although I am typically a loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those whose strive for truth, beauty and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated.”
A leader is a …
This quote that I discovered via The French History podcast account on Twitter (@FrenchHist).
“One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.”
On this element of leadership, I think Napoleon I knew his stuff.
It's all about your systems
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”
This quote has hit a nerve for me today. James is the author of Atomic Habits, a book I'm currently reading. This book has four laws to help you set and maintain good habits that support your goals and change your life.
James' four simple laws are to:
- Make it obvious
- Make it attractive
- Make it easy
- Make it satisfying
If your systems follow these principles, your foundation or baseline will be high.
I've got my top five personal goals that I'm working on, and I've also got some positive systems that I use, such as Getting Things Done and slip-box notes. But, in some areas, I am finding it challenging to achieve the results I want.
James' quote above has inspired me to do an audit of the methods I use in the areas of my life where I'm finding challenges. Accepting that my goal is achievable, James hit a nerve with me on this one.
Is my approach relevant, and are my systems supporting me to produce the desired results? If not, what do I need to change or improve?
What about you? Are your systems helping or hindering you? What can you do to build systems that support you in your goals?
The importance of learning now, and in the future
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read...
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The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Alvin Toffler
I discovered this quote while reading Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation by Idris Mootee. I’m taking extensive notes from this book that I will use to help solve some of the strategic issues I’m working on right now.
Our world is
Our world is random and messy. Collecting data ...
Our world is random and messy. Collecting data does not make it more perfect or more controllable.
Giorgia Lupi, Partner & Design Director, Accurat
Reality is
The reality is that most of the time brilliant creations are the result of teams of people struggling awkwardly into the unknown.
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The reality is that most of the time brilliant creations are the result of teams of people struggling awkwardly into the unknown.
Todd Henry
The future
The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination.
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The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination.
John H. Schaar
Out on the edge
Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the centre. Big undreamed-of things – the people on the edge see them first.
“Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the centre.
Big undreamed-of things - the people on the edge see them first.”