Life is a gift. And it is also full of challenges and battles. When you are faced with obstacles, don’t give up.
Keep going. Keep moving forward. Because if you do not, no one is going to do it for you.
‘We are complicated creatures, with multiple identities.’
To get going in your life, according to Laura, ‘Recognize that you can start where it’s less crowded, and take your time going from inexperienced to pro.’
‘Take your time to master the basics– your own, not those of everyone around you.’
‘Acknowledge that it takes time to get good at anything. Enjoy the process of getting better and better each day, and then you can start to enjoy the result without getting hammered down where it’s crowded.’
‘When we own constraints, magical things can happen. … When we leverage difficulties and use them as tools to propel us toward success, we start to carve out our edge.’
‘Lean into constraints. Enrich by accepting and embracing constraints, rather than trying to duck or dodge them.’
‘Don’t let the constraints that others create prevent you from identifying the problem for you, and hence the solution for you.’
‘When you think linearly, you underestimate what is actually possible. When you start thinking exponentially, in a way that cultivates your own personal experiences plus, it becomes one of the most powerful ways to hone and practice enriching.’
‘Learn to notice what’s not there and to trust in what is there.’
‘When we delight, we violate perceptions, but in a benign way. Delight unsettles and challenges beliefs about your context, grabbing the attention of gatekeepers and making way for you to show how you enrich.’
‘Try things out that you consider delightful, and consciously try to pinpoint what makes them delightful to you.’
Source
Laura Huang (2020). Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage
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