Sunday Thinking

If you are not learning, you are not growing. If you are not growing, you are not truly living.

April 05, 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.

“We desperately need more leaders who are committed to courageous, wholehearted leadership and who are self-aware enough to lead from their hearts, rather than unevolved leaders who lead from hurt and fear.”

— Brené Brown, Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

I. Live for the Moment

Expect a better today by cultivating moments filled with:

  • Beauty & Truth

  • Wisdom & Grace

  • Courage & Kindness

  • Unlearning & Relearning

II. 15 Things Money Can’t Buy

  • Time

  • Patience & Trust

  • Class & Manners

  • Morals & Respect

  • Love & Inner Peace

  • Happiness & Health

  • Character & Integrity

  • Dignity & Common Sense

Source: Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

III. The Levels of Problem-Solving

Problem-solving is the essence of what leaders exist to do.

  • Level 1 — You solve the problem.

  • Level 2 — You solve the problem that caused the problem.

  • Level 3 —You avoid the problem that caused the problem.

  • Level 3 is the most valuable but hardest to see.

Source: Shane Parrish, Farnam Street

IV. Question

What do you want most out of life?

V. This Week I Will

  1. Mindfully make my bed.

  2. Perform a random act of kindness.

  3. Reflect on how I have bloomed through adversity in my life.

  4. Practice patience and allow things to unfold in their own time.

  5. Think of 3 people who have made a difference in my life. Write them a note expressing my appreciation and thanking them. Deliver it by mail, email, text, social media or hand.

Life’s greatest adventures and discoveries await us just outside our comfort zone.

The Last Words…

“When physical distancing is deemed necessary, social and emotional connectedness is even more critical.”

— Karen Niemi, Edutopia

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