21 PHRASES I LIVE BY: 2 OF 2

For convenience, I also included 1-11 here. You can read more of the description in the original article!

Again, cut and dry. Succinct and as clear as can be.

1. You have to do things for yourself, sometimes by yourself, because of yourself.
2. There will be extraordinary days, good days, neutral days, and lesson days.
3. You are the average of the five people you most often surround yourself with.
4. Emotions can become overwhelming but don’t let it control you.
5. There are only two main steps to accomplishing anything: 1, make a plan and 2, enact the plan.
6. Reflect and always let people know how you feel about them.
7. Think about the future, always.
8. Mindset and perspective are everything.
9. Just because you’re doing it differently doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong.
10. Have lives within your life.
11. Run the day, don’t let the day run you.
12. Being obsessive can be good.
    • If you plan as much as you possibly could, you won’t have so much to worry about. If you think carefully about the decisions you make, you’ll have the confidence that you’ll be able to live with them. The things you do on a consistent basis become habits so you might as well tweak and refine them to maximize efficiency.
13. Better to try and find out than think about what could’ve or would’ve been.
    • Better to hear a no than have your imagination run an endless loop imagining what the answer would’ve been. Give it a shot and let life do its thing!
14. Don’t have dreams, have goals.
    • Dreams are things you wish would happen. Goals are things you’re working towards to materialize.
15. If you can’t do it now, figure out how you can do it later.
    • Growth mindset! Know that you can always get better.
16. Look at yourself for who you want to be, not for who you are.
    • If you don’t, then who will? The best investment you can ever make is on yourself
17. Taking risks and gambling are two different things.
    • Risks are calculated. Gambling is letting things get out of your control.
18. Align your actions with your goals
    • Saying is one thing, committing to it is another. How do you expect to accomplish something if you’re not doing anything about it?
19. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle
    • If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten.
20. Don’t confuse cockiness with confidence.
    • Confidence is backed by evidence. Cockiness is irrational.
21. Be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
    • Be ready to adapt. Growth is often predicated by change. No room for complacency!

These are 21 ‘principles’ that I apply in my everyday life.

I know I will continue to add more as I get older.

 

What do you think?

What are some that you think you can apply to your life?

What are some that you will take away from this article?

 

Let me know! I’d love to hear your thoughts.

 

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