🤔 Morning thoughts (May 6 - 12)
Every Sunday I share a quote and a reflection on it for each day of the week.
Themes of the week: Detachment, freedom, courage, uncertainty, balance, intention, self-awareness.
Sunday - May 12, 2024
"in order to acquire anything in the physical universe, you have to relinquish your attachment to it. This doesn’t mean you give up the intention to create your desire. You don’t give up the intention, and you don’t give up the desire. You give up your attachment to the result."
Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
When you’re on a mission you don’t need the outcome. Walking the path is the only thing that matters. Find something to go on a mission for and let everything else fall into place from that detachment.
Saturday - May 11, 2024
"Freedom is being able to do what will bring you happiness-and that takes constant self-control."
Dennis Prager, Happiness Is a Serious Problem
If you want freedom to never be taken away from you, consider the work to get it never done. Freedom is not something other give you, but something you work for.
Friday - May 10, 2024
"It takes courage and vulnerability to get direct and quality feedback. You’ve got to be completely honest that “this” is where you’re currently at. There’s risk in getting feedback, but only if you need to be right."
Dan Sullivan, 10x Is Easier Than 2x
Be as ruthless at asking feedback as you are at giving it. Its a reminder of how fragile your ego is and of how attached you are to your self image.
Thursday - May 9, 2024
"The more uncertain things seem to be, the more secure I will feel, because uncertainty is my path to freedom."
Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
Certainty is unnatural. Just another form of comfort we as humans seek to make sense of the world. Looking for certainty in a world that thrives on constant change and unpredictability only brings pain and dissatisfaction. Learn to master knowing you don’t know.
Wednesday - May 8, 2024
"The more you have lost your balance, the more you will know about how to right yourself"
Robert Greene, The 33 Strategies of War
You can’t be great at something if you don’t lose balance and go all-in on it from time to time. That’s flow state and it doesn’t always feel great. Sometimes it’s messy, hectic and puts pressure on you. But when you realize you’ve lost track of time you know you’re in the right place and you’ll be so much better for it in the end.
Tuesday - May 7, 2024
All too often I see people chasing people. FUCK chasing! Make yourself so fucking rare that people come to you because you are the top choice. The truth is you set yourself apart by conscious endeavor—action. You did what they’re after. And you did it with proper intention.
Wes Watson, Non-negotiable
You attract what you deeply admire. The more energy you put into consciously creating that individual, the more energy you’ll get back. The hardest part is not being attached to that image.
Monday - May 6, 2024
"Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men."
Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings
To find your biggest obstacles look inside. To see if you’ve overcome them test yourself out there in the world.