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Sunday Thinking
"Most people want the convenience of transformation without the inconvenience required for transformation."
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.
“Every morning you have the opportunity to change your life. To start something new. To end something that no longer feels right. To love your self a little more. To love others more and show more kindness. To say yes or to say no. To take a small step or a giant leap. Life doesn't have to stand still. And the truth is it never will. So why not make the changes you want to see. Take the chances. Each day you have the opportunity to change the path you are on. To move closer to living the life you want to live. Everything you dream of is possible, it's never too late.”
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I. The Power of Questions
Leaders are more likely to adopt ideas when they're presented as questions rather than suggestions.
Data: Asking "Have you considered...?" and "What do you think of...?" garners support, especially if the boss has a big ego.
Advocacy can be threatening. Inquiry is empowering.
Source: Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist
II. The Strength Within
9 things that hold great power:
rest
kindness
meditation
vulnerability
healing yourself
being honest with others
embracing lifelong growth
fostering deep connections
giving without wanting in return
Source: Yung Pueblo, The Way Forward
III. Be Where Your Feet Are
I don't know who needs to read this but slow down and stop rushing your bloom and the masterpiece you are becoming.
I hope you're not letting the year ending rush you into making decisions that aren't in alignment with where you want to be.
I hope you're not letting pressure of goals and deadlines push you into corners where oxygen doesn't exist.
I hope you realize that you're right on time.
You are exactly who you need to be currently and exactly where you need to be presently, for your life to unfold in a way fitting of all the patience you've exercised with yourself over time.
Source: Billy Chapata, Breaking the 4th Wall
IV. What We’re Excited About
Tech Startup With Traction: Turn your phone from a cost to an income source. Intriguing idea, isn't it? This is why, we have our eyes on the launch of Mode Mobile’s Pre-IPO Offering. It’s the latest in a series of impressive raises among smartphone innovators, likely spurred by Apple’s recent $3+ trillion valuation.
Mode saw 150x revenue growth from 2019 to 2022, a leap that has made them one of America’s fastest growing companies. Mode is on a mission to disrupt the entire industry with their "EarnPhone," a budget smartphone that’s helped consumers earn and save $150M+ for activities like listening to music, playing games, and ... even charging their devices?!
Over 11,000 investors already acquired shares — and with only days remaining prior to their bonus tier closing, allocations are limited.
*Disclosure: Please read the offering circular at invest.modemobile.com. This is a paid advertisement for Mode Mobile’s Regulation CF Offering.
V. Question
How is your definition of success harming your life?
VI. This Week, I Will
Embrace the uncertainty.
Create more space for gratitude.
Cultivate more personal accountability.
Grow daily, even when it's uncomfortable.
Trust myself and the worthiness of my dreams.
The Last Words…
“When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree.
The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying ‘You are too this, or I’m too this.’ That judgment mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are.”