Terry's Blog

Destination

You never want to have an aimless destiny.  You want to be targeting something.  And don't hesitate to pivot to get there. 

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#Resilience

Resilience comes from playing with no net.  It comes when you trust yourself when you have to succeed.  You'll discover how resilient you are when you have to.

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Challenge Yourself Everyday

Each day, challenge yourself to be a little uncomfortable and do the one thing that scares you a bit.  What's the worst that can happen?  Rejection, embarrassment, someone saying no?  Alternatively, what's the best that could happen?  Happiness, more fulfillment?

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Distraction Management

One study found that when a distraction is about twenty-seconds away from us - when it takes twenty-seconds to retrieve a bag of chips - it provides enough of a temporal distance for us to not fall victim to these distractions, and we're better able to control our impulses.  Introducing a twenty-second delay gives us the awareness to resist the impulses we naturally have. 

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Respond vs. React

There is an important distinction between being responsive and being reactive.  According to Webster's New World Dictionary, react means "to act in return," whereas respond means "to reply."  We typically have a responsibility to reply to the many communications we receive on a daily basis, however they arrive.  We don't however have an obligation to constantly and immediately act on the relentless stream of communication we receive daily. 

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Success Modeling

You cannot copy someone else's success.  You can only study it to discover how to improve your own.

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Attention Management

In the twenty-first century, "Time Management" and "Information Management" are no longer as important as Attention Management.  Where are you focusing your attention?

Unhappiness vs. Uncertainty

Have you ever found that some people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty? 

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#Habits

Good habits are important, but it's often our bad habits that prevent us from reaching our full potential.

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#Change

Uncertainty and change are life's constants.  And when you think about it, that's the fun part.

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