Quotes
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." — Albert Schweitzer.
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." —John Lennon
"In three words, I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."— Robert Frost
"Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet." — Sarah Louise Delany
"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." —Winston S. Churchill
"Resilience is not the absence of difficulty, but the ability to bounce back from it." — Teronie J. Donaldson (Yup, that's me — cool, right?)
Notes/Observations
Visualization is important because it helps you clarify your goals and desires by creating a mental image of what you want to achieve. (Reminder)
Articles
Embrace Every Step. (Your Guide to Celebrating Small Victories)
Embracing the Veteran’s Frame of Mind for Conquering Life’s Challenges.
Watched
Book of The Week
"Everything Is Figureoutable" by Marie Forleo
The Power of "Everything is Figureoutable": The mantra "Everything is figureoutable" is a crucial takeaway from the book. It is a powerful reminder that you can overcome obstacles and achieve your dreams with determination and resourcefulness. Adopting this mindset can overcome self-doubt and the mental barriers holding you back.
Taking Responsibility: When you catch yourself saying "I can't," the book encourages you to reframe it as "I won't" or "I don't want to." This shift in perspective highlights that the limitations we perceive are often self-imposed. It emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility for your choices and actions, empowering you to take charge of your life.
Action Breeds Clarity and Motivation: The book emphasizes that waiting for perfect clarity, motivation, or desire before starting a project or pursuing a goal is counterproductive. Instead, clarity, inspiration, and passion often emerge as you take action. You gain momentum and a clearer sense of direction by simply starting, which can fuel your motivation and desire to keep going.
These lessons encourage you to adopt a proactive mindset, take ownership of your choices, and recognize that success often begins with taking that initial step, even when you don't have all the answers or feel completely motivated.
Strategy
One widely recognized and impactful mental model is the "Pareto Principle," also known as the "80/20 Rule." This principle suggests that roughly 80% of the outcomes or results come from 20% of the causes or efforts. In various contexts, it can be applied as follows:
Productivity: You can often achieve 80% of your desired results with 20% of your effort. Identifying and focusing on the most critical tasks can lead to increased productivity.
Business: 80% of a company's revenue comes from 20% of its customers or products. Understanding this can help in resource allocation and decision-making.
Time Management: You can prioritize your time and tasks by identifying the 20% of activities that contribute the most to your goals. This helps in effective time management.
Problem Solving: When faced with a problem, it's often valuable to focus on the 20% of factors causing 80% of the issues. This simplifies problem-solving and decision-making.
Personal Development: You can apply the 80/20 rule to focus on the few activities that significantly impact your growth and well-being.
The Pareto Principle is a powerful mental model because it encourages you to prioritize, simplify, and maximize your efforts for greater efficiency and effectiveness in various aspects of life.
Question
How are you using the Pareto Principle in your life now?