Sunday Thinking

Today I walk in trust. Opportunities and possibilities greet me everywhere I go!

March 14, 2021

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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.

“Some people are comfortable with mediocrity. They avoid living a greater life, one that's beyond what most consider the norm. A greater life requires you to find your greatness. In simple terms, greatness is about becoming the greatest version of yourself. It's about breaking the imaginary boundaries that hold you captive in a life you believe you have to settle for, and touching the realms of the unthinkable. The greatness mentality means living a life without limits, where there are infinite possibilities.”

― Vex King, Good Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love Is the Key to Unlocking Your Greatness

I. Putting Yourself in the Arena

Gentle reminders to overcome imposter syndrome for the week ahead:

  • Cultivate the audacity to ask. The answer will always be "No," if we do not dare to ask.

  • The narrative we tell ourselves is the reality that we create. Remain mindful of disempowering stories and negative self-talk.

  • Bring more of who we are to the table + spaces we navigate. Our uniqueness is our secret sauce. Our authenticity is our superpower.

“I want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our asses kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time.” ― Brené Brown

II. Know Your AIM

Communicating with confidence, clarity, and conviction:

  1. Audience: Who are they?

    1. What's in it for them, and how will you inspire them to act?

  2. Intent: What’s the goal?

    1. Be specific, honest, and transparent. Focus on what matters.

  3. Message: Tailor to audience and intent

    1. Make it understandable, memorable, and transferable.

“Think less about what you want to say and more about what the audience needs to hear.” ― Burton Alper, Stanford Graduate School of Business

III. Building a Thriving Community

Each day is a unique opportunity to plant the seeds for the relationships you envision for tomorrow:

  • Lift others in defeat.

  • Praise other’s success.

  • Support other's ambitions.

  • View successful people as allies, not rivals.

  • Encourage others to aim beyond the status quo.

  • Share resources, tips, and knowledge with others.

  • Strive to be a positive difference-maker and agent of change with others.

IV. Question

In what ways can I stand more firmly in my identity?

V. This Week I Will

  1. Trust myself.

  2. Live thankfully.

  3. Be open to change.

  4. Build healthy lifestyle habits.

  5. Keep the moments in perspective.

The Last Words…

“Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them? Why look for friends or partners who will just shore up your self-esteem instead of ones who will also challenge you to grow? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives.”

― Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

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