Sunday Thinking

“Be thankful for all the people that spoke to the winner in you, before you started winning.”

December 18, 2022

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.

"Most people don’t grow up. It’s too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older. That’s the truth of it. They honor their credit cards, they find parking spaces, they marry, they have the nerve to have children, but they don’t grow up. Not really. They get older. But to grow up costs the earth, the earth. It means you take responsibility for the time you take up, for the space you occupy. It’s serious business. And you find out what it costs us to love and to lose, to dare and to fail. And maybe even more, to succeed. What it costs, in truth. Not superficial costs — anybody can have that — I mean in truth."

― Dr. Maya Angelou, Renowned Poet

I. Aspects of Reality

Three aspects of reality that no one — really, no one can avoid are:

  • Pain

  • Uncertainty

  • Constant Work

“Anyone can take an unpleasant experience and turn it into an opportunity.” — Phil Stutz

II. The Mastery of Self

Self-improvement can be described as a life-long process and journey with no finish line. Even as we navigate a highly uncertain world, we can focus on self-leadership, self-discipline and self-forgiveness to discover deeper truths and new pathways for progress.

Here are 10 practical ways to improve yourself:

  1. Focus on your strengths

  2. Declutter

  3. Ask yourself powerful questions

  4. Seek feedback

  5. Work with an accountability partner

  6. Start small

  7. Keep moving forward

  8. Commit to curiosity

  9. Get moving

  10. Celebrate your successes

“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” ― Carl Jung

Source: BetterUp: The People Experience Platform

III. Actually Living the Dream

Lifestyle Design is about feeling how you want to feel. It’s a process of creating a life in which feeling good is your baseline.

Here are 6 contributors to living a joyful and meaningful life:

  1. Reconnect ― Knowing and honoring your truest, fullest, most authentic self

  2. Reimagine ― Having a clear vision

  3. Release ― Letting go of what’s not serving you

  4. Restore ― Prioritizing rest, leisure, and ease

  5. Reprogram ― Harnessing the power of your mind

  6. Realign ― Service and using your gifts for a higher purpose

Source: Jamila Reddy, Lifestyle Designer and Transformational Coach

IV. What We’re Excited About

Goldman Sachs Recommends Unexpected Investment for 2023 (Here’s Why)

Uncertainty has been the name of the investing game for 2022. With inflation, a recession, and crypto-mania brewing, finding new investments is harder than ever.

So, where are experts suggesting that to invest now?

Well, one surprising alternative has caught the eye of top Goldman Sachs analysts— blue-chip art.

Here’s why:

  • 13.8% annual appreciation (1995–2021)

  • Near 0 correlation to stocks

  • Doesn’t drop when you-know-who tweets

But who the heck has $20 million lying around to buy Basquiats and Banksys?

Masterworks.com gives you access to the thriving art market at a fraction of the cost. With this platform, you can invest in shares of multimillion-dollar paintings (all SEC-qualified offerings).

So how have some of their sold paintings performed? They’ve handed members +21%, +27%, and +32% net returns.

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V. Question

What is bringing you closer to your truth?

VII. This Week, I Will

  1. Be kind.

  2. Lead with love.

  3. Resist mediocrity.

  4. Keep promises to myself.

  5. Check in with myself and with my people.

The Last Words…

"In life we do things. Some we wish we had never done, some we wish we could replay a million times in our heads, but they all make us who we are. And in the end, those experiences shape every detail about us. If we were to reverse any of them, we wouldn't be at the exact place that we are today. So just live. Make mistakes, and have wonderful times but never ever second guess who you are, where you have been, and most importantly, where it is that you are going."

― Unknown

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