What do Mozart, Picasso, Magnus Carlsen, Michael Phelps, and Roger Federer all have in common?
Either by natural talent or developed skill, these guys are doers.
They romance their instruments. They take on the blank canvas. They play the game. They jump in the pool. They show up at The All England Club.
Don’t stand still. Don’t wait for the green light. Don’t ask for permission. Don’t give up.
Let the music play. Throw some paint. Deliver checkmate. Make a splash. Take the court.
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Personal Accountability > The Blame Game
183 days ago,
4,392 hours ago,
263,520 minutes ago,
15,811,200 seconds ago you declared movement towards a goal or goals.
Well?
You’ve got 183 days left,
4,392 hours to go,
263,520 minutes available,
and 15,811,200 seconds to grab what you said you would reach for.
Obsess over the inches.
Love the grind.
Go.
Finish it.
Luck exists.
I don’t have the time.
Tomorrow will come.
You are born successful.
It’s just a dream.
Just wait and you will see.
I’m not schooled enough.
It’s not worth it.
I can’t _______.
We whisper these words under our breath all too often. And they’re heavy too. So heavy that we’re going to have to drag them to the trash every morning.
Resistance loves when we forget to take the trash to the curb.
But our soul is free to fly when we hear the trash man drive off with our kryptonite.
One of my heroes, Howard Brinton, often says, “get out of judgement and into curiosity.”
Don’t judge the new system. Get curious about the results.
Don’t judge the book cover. Open it. Read it.
Don’t judge the song in the first 20 seconds in. Listen fully.
Your life will alway feel like it’s in rewind when judgement rules the mind.
Curiosity is the precursor of all forward progression.
So to get from point A to point B, we’ve got to start asking questions, wondering why, finding why, understanding what’s written between the lines, and reporting back.
Ashton.Gustafson 