Most of the time it’s us…drawing the lines that supposedly can’t be crossed, building the boxes we say can’t be escaped, and sharing the words that cut the cords to possibility.
A massive leap towards success happens when you gain the awareness of the dialogue, right or wrong, that is happening with yourself hundreds of thousands of times a day.
Personal Responsibility > The Blame Game.
Check your purpose.
Gain some perspective.
The buzz is all about why (and rightfully so), but sometimes we also need a ‘why not?‘.
1) Serve strangers and let them teach you something. Paths don’t cross without purpose.
2) When someone says you should read a book, buy it and read it. I’ve found these to be hints with sustenance.
3) Write down every Monday why you’re going remember this week. What do you remember about last week? Exactly.
4) Sleep more.
5) Romance your vocation(s). A bloom involves many healthy petals. You want to be in constant bloom and why not be great at everything you’ve been called to?
6) Be near with how things are. Farmers have a different perspective in the produce aisle than most of us do.
7) Give. Nourish. Invest. Save. Experience. 5 holy focuses for people, places, things, and money.
8) Taste your food.
9) Enjoy your coffee.
10) ________________________________________________. <<<<<<<< You tell me.
When availability of data explodes and information overload becomes the norm, it is insight that we need and long for.
That time has come.
Don’t tell us what you’ve read…tell us what you’re seeing between the lines.
Don’t tell us what you’ve heard…share with us the beat, the tempo, and the rhymes of the song that is ringing in your ears.
Don’t tell us what the guy in the cubicle next to you found…share with us the feeling you’ve found in your gut.
Leadership in the days ahead will belong to the onion peelers, the sheet puller backers, and the insight pirates of the information ocean(s).
Ahoy.
Where can I contribute?
Am I contributing?
Did I contribute?
Everyone asks question #3 in the end.
Don’t forget to be asking questions #1 and #2 in the beginning and the middle.
Ashton.Gustafson 