Weekend Learning #012

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

👋🏼Hello friends! Every Sunday, I compile 5 of the best learnings and quotes that I come across through the week and 1 question for you to ponder. Enjoy!

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5 Learnings

1. Self-mastery = free will 💖

"The truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them."

— Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

2. Twelve lessons in leadership 🏀

Here are 12 lessons in leadership from Coach John Wooden:

• Lesson #1: Good Values Attract Good People

• Lesson #2: Love Is The Most Powerful Four-Letter Word

• Lesson #3: Call Yourself A Teacher

• Lesson #4: Emotion Is Your Enemy

• Lesson #5: It Takes 10 Hands To Make A Basket

• Lesson #6: Little Things Make Big Things Happen

• Lesson #7: Make Each Day Your Masterpiece

• Lesson #8: The Carrot Is Mightier Than A Stick

• Lesson #9: Make Greatness Attainable By All

• Lesson #10: Seek Significant Change

• Lesson #11: Don’t Look At The Scoreboard

• Lesson #12: Adversity Is Your Asset

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”

Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court via The Daily Coach

3. Be kind to your mind 🧡

Words for the soul as we embark on a new day, week, and month ahead:

• You're honoring yourself by making better choices. Breaking old cycles is a process. Appreciate your progress.

• May you accept the truth that has presented itself. May you release assumption and fantasy. May you build your future on clarity.

• A lot of people have written on the pages of your life. It's time to reclaim the pen. You don't have to keep following that script. If you weren't reciting their lines, what would your soul say?

• May the dream you're carrying come alive. May it soar and sing. May the delays and detours not cause you to quit. May you breathe, stretch, and birth the beautiful vision. May it exceed your imagination.

Source: Dr. Thema Bryant, President of the American Psychological Association via The Daily Coach

4. Ineffective to effective 🚀

The most ineffective people spend way too much time focusing on what they don’t have, what they can’t do, or on what’s not happening.

The most effective people do the opposite.

They focus on what they can do, on what they do have, and on what is happening.

So going from ineffective to effective is not about resources, connections, or knowledge.

It’s more about mindset.

It’s about controlling what you can control, and focusing on what you are able to do right now with where you are and what you have.

— Light Watkins

5. Enjoy the present 🎁

Relax. Your rumination, analysis, worry, and need to control the future are robbing you of the current moment. Yes, there is a time for preparation, but continually thinking of the future guarantees you'll never enjoy in the present.

— James Clear

Question of the week

How can I ground myself in the present when my mind starts to wander to the past or future?

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