Category: Discipline

Two overlapping circles, one that says "things that matter" and one that says "things you can control". The area where they overlap is colored in and labeled as "what you should focus on"

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Not my Monkeys, not my Circus

Folks, in life you must pick your battles; allocate your time and energy in ways that are most effective and efficient. We

A sign with an arrow pointing to the left that says "old habits" and an arrow pointing to the right that says "change"

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Gut Check Truth

“Reading without application is just a form of wasting time.” I read that sentence in a TM’s email* and it was a

A notebook in which "speak less, listen more" is written in black ink and underlined in red ink

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The Power of Silence

Oh, how we love the sound of our own voice, and I plead as guilty as any and probably more so than

3 sticky notes (one says "body", one says "spirit" and one says "mind") on a chalkboard with curved arrows drawn between them to make a circle. The word "healthy" is written inside the circle.

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Hara Hachi Bun Me (腹八分目)

Hara Hachi Bun Me is a Japanese phrase meaning ‘Belly 80 % full’ and refers to the Confucian concept of not eating

Cartoon of a man sitting cross-legged with arms in a peaceful pose while distractions surround him

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Be Bigger than the Moment

To be bigger than the moment is to rise to the occasion, especially in emotionally charged moments that can potentially sway us

A young woman who looks like she is thinking, with 2 illustrated arms flexing muscles on either side of her head

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8 Truths to put you in the Top Tier of the Mentally Strong

The past is a place of reference, not residence. Focus forward, make plans, set goals, excelsior! Stress is not an event but

A word cloud on black background with words related to self-improvement in white and green text

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Assume a virtue, if you have it not

The quote is from Shakespeare, Hamlet Act 3, Scene 4 and I share it not to ask you to fake a virtue

A pair of hands holding open a book with "what's your story" written inside

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What Are Your Self-Stories?

The world is complex, and we all seek to make sense of the events and experiences of our lives and we do

2 silhouettes of human heads in side profile, 1 with question marks inside the head, the other with exclamation points. They are facing each other and each has a blank speech bubble coming from their mouth

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Listening Past the Attack

“I’m sick and tired of putting up with your moods. Can’t you just stop moaning and groaning and complaining and just be

Photo of a man standing with his arms crossed, his shadow cast on a wall behind him has the addition of a superhero cape

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The Invincible Summer Within

There is a famous quote by Nobel Literature Prize winner Albert Camus: “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there

A drawing of a yellow sunflower with a smiling face with a blue sky in the background

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Think the Right Thought

What does “Think the Right Thought” mean? First, acknowledge that you have the ability to choose the thoughts you think. Now it