Tag: in the moment

• Anticipating The Future

  You cannot anticipate your way into a better future.

  Anticipation does nothing to change what will come to pass.

  The only thing anticipation affects is your ability to respond to what is happening now.

  It takes you out of this moment.

  It makes you less present, slower, and more rigid.

  This, in turn, negatively impacts your experience of this moment and other people’s experience of you.

  The best way to ensure you have a better future is to be present and attentive in this moment so that you can do your best work now and be your best self now.

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  March 16, 2024

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• What You Know

  Do not worry about why people do the things they do.

  There is no sense in making up a story in your mind about their motives and intentions.

  Doing so will not bring you peace.

  You cannot know what is in another person’s heart.

  It is difficult enough to know yourself without being driven mad trying to figure out why other people make the choices they make.

  It is better to simply look at what they do and to accept it for what it is without judgement or emotion.

  Live in the moment, make your decisions based on what you know to be true, and do not waste your time making people heroes or villains in your imagination.

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  March 1, 2024

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• This Is It

  This is it. This is all you get.

  Be present. Be here, now.

  Pay attention and be grateful for this opportunity.

  This moment will not be repeated.

  You get no do-overs. There are no second chances. There are no next times.

  Make the most of what little time you are given.

  Be intentional. Seek connection. Do something that matters.

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  February 3, 2024

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• Just Another Day

  Tomorrow is just another day.

  It is nothing special.

  You will not magically transform into some better version of yourself overnight.

  Who you are tomorrow is the result of what you did today.

  So do something today to make your life better.

  Take action now in the direction of the person you want to become.

  It will take time, effort, and dedication.

  Meaningful change happens slowly, over a long period of time.

  And it will not be easy.

  That is why you should not wait until tomorrow to get started.

  Anyway, tomorrow does not exist.

  It is a figment of your imagination.

  All you have is now.

  What are you doing now?

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  January 1, 2024

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• What You Can Change

  Set longterm goals, but focus on the work in front of you.

  The future is not knowable.

  Tomorrow out of your control.

  In fact, tomorrow may never come.

  The only thing you have the power to affect is the work that is directly in front of you.

  Focus on that.

  Put your effort into what you can change, what you can improve upon, and what progress you can make in this moment.

  You have no idea how things will turn out, but that is not your concern.

  There is no sense in concerning yourself with that which you can neither control nor change.

  Your only concern is what you can do now to improve your life, your circumstances, and yourself.

  The rest will work itself out or it won’t.

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  November 10, 2023

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