The way choose to understand pain influences the way we process that pain, which in turn changes our overall experiences. We can tell the story about our pain in different ways, which changes the meaning, feeling, and outcome of the pain.
Author: Mareo McCracken
Simple Isn’t Easy
The simpler the solution, the more skill, dedication, and commitment it takes to execute it well.
Bored Often Means Lack of Commitment
If you are bored: You are doing it wrong.
If you are bored: Your heart is not in it.
If you are bored: You are not humble or learning because learning new things cannot be boring if you are truly focused on getting better.
To fix boredom: Change your commitment.
Commit to something else, or commit to becoming better, or commit to doing more, or commit to doing it right.
Awareness, Courage, Compassion
The spark of awareness lights the fire of courage which leads to compassion.
Useful = Genius
The more useful you are, the smarter you appear.
The more useful you are, the more needed you become.
Genius is just high usefulness in a specific area.
We Invent The Chaos
Self-invented fears create chaos and destruction in each of our worlds.
More Than (not better)
When someone is “more” than you,
Listen.
More does not mean better, it is not a character judgment —
Being more is an assessment of skill, knowledge, or experience…
So when someone who is more than you teaches something you don’t connect with or understand yet, do not find fault, do not find reasons to disagree, don’t create problems that aren’t real – just listen, be humble, and choose to learn.
It Is All Personal
Personal responsibility is the key to unlocking profound growth.
Personal well-being starts and ends with self-mastery.
Curing The Sickness of Victimhood
The two mental illnesses most people ignore are:
- Lack of Discipline
- Self-Pity
Yet, they are also the easiest to cure.
In & Out (Your Self-Image Is Both)
Your self-image is not external, it is internal – it is a self-fulfilling prophecy – and then becomes external. Change the inner world to change the outer world