Attitude and approach Archives - Page 18 of 39

Be honest with yourself

December 31, 2019January 30, 2019 by Zero Dean

Be honest with yourself. If you’re not leaving a trail of things you’ve done or tried to do in order to help yourself rise above whatever appears to be holding you back, then you’re likely more comfortable with the discomfort you live with than the discomfort needed to change.

Resist the urge for instant gratification

January 25, 2019 by Zero Dean

Artists writers & creators, resist the urge to seek instantgratification. What you unveil today is simply the foundation of all your future work. Likes are hollow. Focus on your skills. It often takes years before creations/creators deserving of recognition actually get it.

What’s feared and what’s weird

January 25, 2019 by Zero Dean

Both what’s feared & what’s considered weird often stem from a lack of knowledge & understanding. Preserving an inquisitive & openmind not only reduces fear & the reflex to condemn differences, it increases tolerance & opportunities and builds bridges instead of walls.

It’s time to stop glorifying zero f*cks given

January 22, 2019 by Zero Dean

Enough with celebrating & promoting not caring & no f*cks. If you think not caring is solvingProblems, *you* are a part of the problem. Not caring about everything is a dysfunctional extreme, just like being offended by anyone with a different opinion (or a joke) to tell is.

[Note: I wrote about this in 2013 (and a better version of that made it into my book). Since, then, this “I don’t give AF” sentiment has become a cultural issue.]

Celestial discrimination

February 4, 2021January 22, 2019 by Zero Dean

I have an idea! We should judgepeople based on WHEN they were born. We can TELL them what kind of person they are, who they’re compatible with & even what kind of day they’re going to have. If we make it sound like science they’ll just accept it! Nah. No one’s that gullible

A key to success that sticks

January 21, 2019 by Zero Dean

If you have 1 good idea or write 1 good phrase, people will steal it (even wealthy well-known people & companies have done this) ThatsLife. Success that sticks often requires not just 1 good idea, but a stream of many. DontQuit! Get known for *many* good things, not just 1.

Work to achieve goals regardless of the circumstances

January 20, 2019 by Zero Dean

Goals. Yes, you can try to make your life & environment “perfectly suitable” to achieve your goal. But you become dependent on these circumstances to achieve it. Real effectiveness lies in becoming disciplined & focused enough to achieve goals regardless of the circumstances.

— Zero Dean (@ZeroDean) January 20, 2019

Evil is as evil does

January 19, 2019 by Zero Dean

Celebrating cruelty, intolerance, and injustice, encouraging acts of aggression, and sympathizing with those who hate & discriminate sure sound like the actions of evil people to me. [Evil: adj. profoundly immoral & wicked]

— Zero Dean (@ZeroDean) January 20, 2019

Society is influenced by example

January 19, 2019 by Zero Dean

People are influenced by example. Years of bad behavior on reality TV, abusive internet comments, a focus on superficiality & fame, and a lack of ethics, logic, empathy & emotional intelligence in leadership roles have all played their part in giving people permission to imitate.

— Zero Dean (@ZeroDean) January 19, 2019

Personal responsibility is a sign of confidence

January 19, 2019 by Zero Dean

Don’t know something? Admit it
Make a mistake? Own it & don’t make it someone else’s problem
Make a mess? Clean it
Affect someone in a way you didn’t intend? Apologize

Personalresponsibility & confidence aren’t signs of weakness or insecurity. Quite the opposite actually

— Zero Dean (@ZeroDean) January 19, 2019

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