Sunday Thinking

"There is beauty in embracing the long and slow journey forward. The brave and wise see patience as a noble way of being."

January 02, 2022

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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.

“Every action we take is like a vote for the type of person we wish to become. Your habits are how you embody a particular identity. So every day that you make your bed, you embody the identity of someone who is clean and organized.  Every day that you send an attagirl to somebody on your team, you embody the identity of someone who is a caring leader.  Every day that you go to the gym, even if it’s just for five minutes, you embody the identity of someone who doesn’t miss workouts. So in this way, our behaviors are like they’re casting votes for the story that we’re telling ourselves, and I think ultimately, at the deepest level, this is the real reason that habits matter.”

― James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

I. 3 Golden Rules of Leadership

  1. The first rule of leadership: put your mission above your ego.

  2. The second rule of leadership: if you don't care about your people, they won't care about your mission.

  3. The third rule of leadership: if someone has to tell you the first two rules, you're not ready to lead yet.

As leaders and positive-difference makers, never underestimate the power of a kind word, touch, or smile. People will never forget how you made them feel.

Source: Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist at The Wharton School

II. Life Is How We See It

Life is all about perception. When we are able to see the big picture and realize what is actually going on, we will quietly and calmly become the master of our own life.

  • Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it.

  • Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it.

  • Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it.

  • Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is a struggle, accept it.

  • Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it.

  • Life is luck, make it. Life is life, fight for it.

III. A Year of Possibility

  • In 2022, permit yourself to live your life according to your values.

  • In 2022, move towards action instead of hoping that manifesting will be enough. Manifesting is not magic; you have to take action on what you manifest.

  • In 2022, consider your options instead of believing you have to stay stuck. Sometimes stuck is a mindset, not a reality.

  • In 2022, use your energy to promote goodness, joy, and peace, not chaos.

Source: Nedra Glover Tawwab, Set Boundaries, Find Peace

IV. What We’re Excited About

Do you have any idea how much your stuff could be worth?!

Probably not. But truth be told, those baseball cards you’ve been collecting in secret so that your friends don’t make fun of you could be worth a ton of money.

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about alternative investments like NFT’s (read: Jack Dorsey’s first tweet that sold for $2.9M). Remember that artist Beeple you had never heard of whose digital art sold for $69M at a Christie’s auction? Yeah, that’s also an NFT.

The only problem is that you have no clue how to put an actual value on any of these items.

That’s why we’ve been reading the Alternative Assets newsletter...

They just put out their first major “State of the Market” report, helping us understand what to make of the alternative asset frenzy that has taken place during Q1 of 2021.

Get insider information on all the new alternative asset classes (like NFT and trading cards) and learn who the major players are in the industry (like Rally and Collectable).

V. Question

What do I want to embody in 2022?

VI. This Week I Will

  1. Speak with kindness.

  2. Check-in with myself.

  3. Align actions with my values.

  4. Have the courage, to be honest.

  5. Replace judgment with curiosity.

The Last Words…

“Contrary to pop culture understanding, patience isn’t about waiting. In fact, if you look it up in the thesaurus, a synonym is “poise.” Patience is a state of being. It’s dignified. We think of it as stoic. But real patience is actually very vibrant. Waiting… for the business to take off, the relationship to gel, the house to sell… the anxiety to move on its way, the body to heal…⁣⁠In that “in-between space,” there’s a more assured power. No waiting around, just steadiness. Patience is about sitting with life source. It’s fuel. It’s creative. It’s not about holding our breath or being in penance. It’s not even a pause button. It’s more like a tap we turn on to fill ourselves with light. And from there… life unfolds.”

― Danielle LaPorte, The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul

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