Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s fine. It’s not their journey to make sense of. It’s yours.
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Some treat problem-finding like it’s a sport to win. But finding & highlighting problems is easy. Complaining is easy. Mocking & belittling people and/or their efforts is easy.
What isn’t as easy? Being solution-oriented instead of problem-focused & leading by example — & with love.
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People have a nasty habit of greedily taking anything of value that they can get for free – even if it’s at the expense of the person or company giving it. And in return for the value they get, they often do nothing.
Don’t be one of them.
Exchange value, don’t just take.
Don’t let the value you get for free from someone or something stop with you.
Strive to keep value in motion by paying it forward and exchanging value wherever you can.
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Reminder:
A difference of opinion doesn’t mean someone is against you & it doesn’t mean you can’t be friends — or at least get along.
A respectful disagreement is far more interesting & leads to far more growth than only associating with those who see things exactly as you.
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If you wish to reduce bad behavior, it has to start with you, not the person who you think is behaving badly.
Responding disrespectfully to someone who is acting poorly just leaves the world with another badly behaving person. You must set the example you want to see.
Acting badly because someone else is acting badly is not an excuse to act badly. You are responsible for your behavior no matter what other people are doing.
Strive to set an example you will be proud of no matter how you are feeling and no matter who sees it.
People in groups are notoriously stupid – not because any individual is, but because people blindly trust & follow group consensus instead of their own common sense.
This is proven by social media every second and you are not immune.
Of course – groups of people can yield amazing things. But whether the outcome/output of a group is considered positive or negative or successful (or not), it has little to do with whether group dynamics are at play or not. They are an incredibly powerful force & few are immune.
Confidence attracts. Insecurity repels.
If you believe in yourself & what you do, how is that confidence reflected in your behavior?
If your confidence is dependent on the reception you get rather your belief in what you do, you will always be at the mercy of others.
If you don’t have an unshakeable belief in what you do or what you’re trying to accomplish, you’re gonna have a really hard time getting other people to.
Whether people cheer you or boo you, your confidence in yourself should not be dictated by the reception you get.
While there are markers that society uses to measure success, success is not a standard.
Just because a crowd may consider a person successful (or not) doesn’t mean that person conforms to their standard.
Success is up to the individual to define in whatever way they choose.
