Turn Your Wounds Into Wisdom

The most valuable things you can give the world are yourself, your talents, your skills, and your wisdom.

October 25, 2019

“Life is good when you live from your roots. Your values are a critical source of energy, enthusiasm, and direction. Work is meaningful and fun when it's an expression of your true core.” — Shoshana Zuboff, Author and Scholar

Each day perform like your life depends on it while not allowing the opinions of others to drown out your inner voice. Organizational psychologist and bestselling author Benjamin Hardy defines success as "continuously improving who you are, how you live, how you serve, and how you relate." Learn to accept, embrace, and make peace with life's many transitions and challenges. This transcending act alone will allow you to become more thoughtful of who you are, where you are, and why you are here.

Unfortunately, many of us give up our curiosity too soon. You are not your failures. You are not your past. Understand small actions compound. Each of us must be on a personal journey to find something in life that emotionally connects and inspires our spirit. Do not wait until you are older to become wiser. Do not expect to be chosen. Choose yourself while being of service to others every single day.

As you read these declarations, understand the most valuable things you can give the world are yourself, your talents, your skills, and your wisdom. Always listen to your inner voice and let it be louder than the noises around you.

  • Every person has a story waiting to be told.

  • Do not become a prisoner of other people's expectations.

  • Knowledge is lost. Wisdom is never forgotten.

  • Teach children how to think, not what to think.

  • Time is free but priceless, so live a life of choice. Your truth must be lived daily.

  • No one point of view is less worthy of being heard than another.

  • Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone is to leave them alone.

  • Sharing must be a way of life. What you do to others, you do to yourself. Make every moment of your life an outpouring of love.

  • Enjoy and celebrate where you are, but plan for the future.

  • Much of our lives are a struggle to achieve, acquire, and obtain more things.

  • Survival with dignity is one of the fundamental rights of life.

  • Aging with grace is a privilege.

  • Our needs must conquer our wants. Give everything. Require nothing.

  • Comparing yourself to others is often the enemy of happiness.

Throughout history, every person our society has idolized had a perseverance story to share. There will always be light at the end of the lesson. You have to stay the course. Keep searching, learning, growing, and persevering. What stands in the way becomes the way — and as renowned novelist, Paulo Coelho would say, "Don't allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not."

P.S. If you are in search of a book recommendation, our team at The Daily Coach highly recommend The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer. This book is a landmark in the field of social psychology and remains ever relevant and essential for understanding the world today. Hoffer delivers a visionary, highly provocative look into the mind of the fanatic and a penetrating study of how an individual becomes one.

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