What is life? Are you living your life? Or
are you just surviving? Let us find out.
According to Bishop, 'Life just is. What you call it is up to you. Bear in mind you'll have to live with your call.'' Remember, you are the boss of your life. And you are responsible for taking it to the next level. If not you, then who?
'A big part of living the life you want is taking ownership of your choices, now and in the future.' That is the game of life. If you want to grow more than you are right now, it starts with facing your own music. If you want to get to the next level, if you want your boss to see you, to notice you, you must take responsibility for your life. You must take ownership of your choices, of your decisions.
'You just can't keep responding on ordinary ways if you are truly out to live an extraordinary life.'
To live the life you want for yourself, you must focus on developing yourself. Because you are not going to get what you want if you are not developing yourself. Growth brings success. Growth brings happiness.
'Telling yourself the truth is rarely easy, but it's a surefire way to free yourself from your own subconcious self-sbotage trap.' Telling the truth is not easy. But if you want to grow, if you want to unstuck yourself, it starts with the truth. If you are not being true to yourself, then you are not going to reach your potential.
'If you spend your life wanting to be happy, by its very nature you're constantly starting from a place unhappy.'Happiness does not come from focusing on it. Happiness comes from thinking happy thoughts, from doing good things, from changing the world around you. If you want to be happier, you must focus on your thoughts, not your actions.
'When your attention is primarily on what's out of reach, there'll always be something you never quite have.' You are not happy because your attention is on the things that you do not have. Ask yourself, What do I have that is working for me? That is where your attention should be. Why? We lose what we don't appreciate.'Your 'truth' and 'the truth' are not the same, even though you have designed your life around the idea that they are.' To live a great life, to follow your heart, you must have the courage to stand up for something, something bigger than you. And no matter how uncomfortable, never forget the truth.
'It takes as much effort to live a crappy life as it does a great one. And you're the only one who can choose which you want to live.' Life is not fair. It is not easy. But when it comes to your own life, you are the only one who can design your life. Why is that? Because you know what you want for yourself.
'Every day, several times a day, sometimes hundreds of times a day and for countless days to come, you have to ask yourself, 'What is my future telling me to do right now?'
Whatever it is, you can do it. And go do it.
If you want to be creative, you must be comfortable with what you do not know.
Because that is where your creative ideas are going to come from.
And even if you don't know what you are doing, that is okay.
Creativity doesn't require you to know what you are doing.
It requires you to be real with yourself, to challenge yourself, to get out of your safe zone,
to be vulnerable, and to think differently.
To develop your creative muscles, do the following.
Be open to new things. When it comes to creativity, do not be scared to mess up.
If you are scared of making a mistake, then you are not going to get better at
what you do. Do not settle for the known. Because that is not where your growth is
going to come from. We grow when we challenge ourselves, when we do new things,
when we master new things. In his book Decoding Greatness: How The Best in The World Reverse
Engineer Success, Ron Friedman writes, 'Creativity comes from blending ideas, not isolation.''
That is why you shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes. Why? Because you can't put new things
together without making one or two mistakes. When it happens, be comfortable with it. Do not beat yourself up over it.
Get out of your comfort zone. You have done it all. You know it all. Now is the time to try new
things, things that will challenge your brain muscles, your brain cells. Instead of doing one thing over
and over again, why not try something different. Instead of working with the same people, if it is possible,
why not work with other people? According to Ron Friedman, 'Instead of enjoying the comfort of working with the same team of colleagues, no matter how successful you might be, if you're looking to produce
creative work, it pays to seek out new team members every new projects.'' When you do that, you will have
the opportunity to know how they work, how they think, and where they are going. As the old saying goes,
Two are better than one.''
'You need clear objectives.' If you want to improve yourself, you need clear objectives. Your journey
will be faster if you know what you want. To quote Ron Friedman, 'If you want to develop expertise,
you need clear objectives, immediate feedback, and lots of repetition.'' If you want to improve yourself,
you must practice every day.
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