Tag: Motivational Quotes

Dorie Clark On How To Be A Long-Term Thinker In A Short-Term World

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Motivational Quotes, Personal Development, Workplace Learning

‘Yu need to be excellent at what you do. But you also need at bats, because random chance means that even excellent performers will ‘fail’ sometimes. You have to give yourself multiple chances to succeed, because over time, if you’re truly top-notch, you will.’

‘Always think broadly and identify multiple paths to your goal. One might not work out, but there are almost always other possibilities.’

‘Get started in a very small way. Any goal can feel overwhelming if you look at it in its totality. But you’ll create positive momentum if you start small and can see your success build.’

‘No one is going to hand you development opportunities on a platter. You need to seek them out proactively.’

‘The best time to test out new ideas is when you’re in a strong position- not when you’re in a weakend one and are desperate to find the ‘next thing.’ Start planning now!’

‘Most of us can identify great- or terrible-opportunities. It’s the middling ones that are harder. Push yourself to say yes only to things you’re excited about.’

‘Decide what to be bad at. You can’t do it all. In order to be great at something else, accept that you’ll be terrible at something else. Refusing to make that choice leads to mediocrity.’

‘Your personal goals need a long-term strategy.’

Source

Dorie Clark (2021). The Long Game: How to be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World

Graham Cochrane Quotes On How To Find Yourself

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Motivational Quotes, Personal Development

‘The frustrations with life come when we are trying to live out of alignment with our design.’

‘… you will be the most full of joy, satisfaction, and peace if you operate out of a place of truth and authenticity (who you were designed to be) and not from a place of being who you think you’re supposed to be.’

‘The reality is that most people are living a life that’s not even close to the life of their dreams. Their careers, relationships, health, and finances aren’t at all what they hoped they would be. And the reason is simple: they’ve conformed to the pattern of everyone around them.’

‘When we go about life without questioning the flow of culture or the narrative everyone around us believes, we end up abdicating many decisions to others without realizing it.’

‘And sometimes we need to rebel against not just what others wanted for us, but what we used to want for ourselves.’

‘When you choose to be different, and start to dream again, people will try to pull you down, even though they don’t know why.’

‘If our dreams doesn’t come true, or is taking too long, we can easily begin to minimize what we want and rewrite the narrative so it fits in with the reality we are experiencing.’

‘Because dreams are so much a part of our identity, whether we realize it or not, when our dream dies, part of us dies with it.’

‘Every great thing that was built in the history of humanity, whether a cathedral, a business, or a family, was born out of a desire and a dream.’

‘Many of us have become so good at suppressing our desires that we aren’t even aware of certain core wants that have been lingering under the surface for years.’

‘Being a rebel is all about specificity. Saying ‘no’ to the cultural current of conformity is a great first step, but what specifically are you going to say ‘yes’ to instead?’

‘The key to hearing your intuitive still, small voice is to quiet the much louder inner story.’

‘If you think about it, the start of the day is the only part of the day you can really control.’

‘Your dreams and your authentic life won’t be made manifest if you don’t have the guts to be a rebel, even when it’s messy, and especially when others you love and respect think you’re foolish.’

‘Much of what we do in life that leads to greatness feels foolish along the way.’

‘When you love the process, you’ll create beautiful outcomes. Loving the process is the method to achieving the outcomes you want!’

‘You can never be free if you are trying to live up to someone else’s standards. And the reason is simple: those standards were never meant for you!’

‘Once you know who you are, what you care about, what dreams light you up, and you begin to live out those dreams and desires, what flows out of living that freely in service of others is your purpose.’

‘Being a rebel isn’t always about leaving your old life behind; it’s really about bringing your true self into your current life.’

Source

Graham Cochrane (2024). Rebel: Find Yourself by Not Following the Crowd