⏱️ The Best Minute: How honesty can fix your problem
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💡 1 IDEA FROM ME
The best way to correct an undesirable outcome in your life is to identify the problem when you talk about the issue. For example:
Instead of saying, “I’m always tired,” acknowledge, “I’m always tired because I stare at my phone for 45 minutes every night while I’m lying in bed.”
Instead of saying, “I’m too busy,” recognize, “I’m too busy because I don’t plan how I will spend my days ahead of time.”
Instead of saying, “I wish I had time to do X,” admit, “I don’t have time to do X because I don’t prioritize when I will do it.”
There is always a reason(s) as to why your life is the way that it is. It is not inevitable that the situation is what it is and there is nothing you can do about it. However, we typically say what our issue is in a way that makes it seem like it will always be that way. But remember, there are a lot of people who live full lives who are not:
Always tired
Too busy
Wishing they could do X but never seem to get to it
But you can’t address the issue if you don’t name the cause. The only way to live the life you want is to take ownership of the decisions you make and how you spend your time.
Why not start taking ownership today to live the life you truly want?
💬 2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I. Balthasar Gracian on the importance of friendship:
“To keep is more important than to make friends. Select those that will wear well; if they are new at first, it is some consolation they will become old…
There is no desert like living without friends. Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. It is the sole remedy against misfortune, the very ventilation of the soul.”
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II. Robert Heinlein on the benefits of teaching:
“When one teaches, two learn.”
📖 1 BRIEF BOOK REVIEW
Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer.
A really helpful guide to better live the way of Jesus in your life. Having read other books by Comer, not everything here was new to me, but it was still a good read. Even moreso if you haven’t read his other books.
If you are looking for a helpful map to orient your life more in the way of Jesus, I’d recommend this book. Busyness will not mold you into the person God is inviting you into. This book helps lead to a better way of living.
8/10
💯 1 THING I RECOMMEND
FastCap Reverse Measuring Tape
Regardless of how frequently we use a measuring tape, this reverse measuring tape is super handy because the standard measurements are readable when the tape is extended from either the right or the left hand. I’ve used this single measuring tape for years when woodworking and haven’t even had to replace it. But the best part is that each 1/16 of an inch is identified on the tape and on both sides.
🤔 1 QUESTION TO LEAVE YOU WITH
Is it my fear of failing, or what I think people will think of me if I fail that is really holding me back? If it’s the latter, remember that not a single person is thinking about you as much as you might think.
