Sunday Thinking

New ideas flow through me! Insights unfold within me.

September 27, 2020

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The weekly Sunday Thinking newsletter is quick-hit content that aims to provide a booster shot to your thought process as you end and start your week.

“For me, it’s a question of the way we pursue our creative dreams. There is something in our culture that says your dream or the thing you’re pursuing has to happen immediately and all at once, and that is destructive to the creative spirit.”

― Ava DuVernay

I. Relationship Basics

  • Connect

  • Communicate

  • Build Trust

Make every day a search for discovery. Search for new ways to connect, to learn, teach, inspire, discover, share, and to be.

II. Rules for Success

  1. Be quick, but don’t hurry.

  2. Fear no opponent. Respect every opponent.

  3. Be more interested in character than reputation.

  4. Know that valid self-analysis is crucial for improvement.

  5. Remember that there is no substitute for hard work and careful planning. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Source: John Wooden, from his book (with Steve Jamison) Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

III. Committing to Daily Learning

  • Be on a self-improvement mission.

  • Take time to reflect on what’s happening around you.

  • A personal refusal to let what you know, get in the way of what you don’t know.

  • Accepting to create a new learning mindset that will require higher levels of personal discipline and responsibility.

IV. Question

What kind of person do I want to be today?

V. This Week I Will

  1. Tidy up.

  2. Overcome.

  3. Review my days.

  4. Be present with others.

  5. Do one thing that I love.

The Last Words…

“Regret is a burden we all hold, for whatever reason, and holding on does nothing but weigh us down. Learn from the mistakes of your past, thank them for occurring, then gently push them into the wind, and wave as they flutter away.”

― Humble The Poet, Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life

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