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NEwsLETTER
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise
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Friends,
I hope this newsletter finds you well.
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Sometimes life can throw unexpected negative events your way. In most cases you can't control what happens to you, only how you respond. In such moments our ability to mobilize energy, think clearly, re-frame the situation, take appropriate action and recover from it, is put to the test.
A good measure of how well you deal with such situations is how quickly you are able to revert back to a stable state. How resilient are you? This is an undervalued skill. Often we may need to circle through a range of emotions, before getting back to a stable state. All of which are important to go through, without skipping a step. But, we should strive to not linger for too long on any one step, before moving on to the next. In other words one could say that a measure of your resilience is equal to your emotional cycle time.
Letting go of your expectations of how the outcome should have been, or what should have happened or how this is "not fair" in some sense, will help you better facilitate the shortening of your emotional cycle time, and to move on.
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The act of taking action, however small, will also bring you a sense of relief and comfort in the fact that you are moving directionally towards putting this behind you. Break the action you need to take into small pieces, and do the first piece as quickly as possible. Make this into a routine you do, and as you keep doing it, it will turn into a habit. Then it will be part of who you are. I'm a resilient person. It is part of my character. I manage things well, even the tough challenges in life.
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This week I would like to tell you about habits, the power of "yet", and how to succeed & thrive in a career you love.
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Let's get into it π€Ώ
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Habits: Change is a Direction, Not a Destination
I particularly liked this video on why change is hard and the power of habit formation, as it hits home on a topic that touches all human beings and can make a real impact on the life of each of us.
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Kurzgesagt, a German animation studio, stands out for its captivating illustrative videos. Their signature style combines minimalist vector graphics with 3D elements, creating visually stunning explanations of complex topics. But the beauty goes beyond aesthetics.
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Kurzgesagt meticulously researches each video, drawing heavily on scientific literature to ensure informative accuracy. This rigorous dedication makes their content not only visually appealing, but also intellectually sound.
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π Change Your Life β One Tiny Step at a Time
π Change is difficult because our brains are wired to take the easiest path, the path of least resistance.
π Our brains create routines and habits to conserve energy. Routines are a sequence of actions that we carry out the same way every time. Habits are formed when routines become automatic.
π Habits are triggered by cues in our environment. These cues can be anything from a place, to a time of day, to an object.
π The best way to change our behavior is to start small and create new routines that can eventually become habits.
π We can make new habits more likely to stick by making them pleasurable.
π It takes anywhere from 15 to 250 days for a new habit to become automatic.
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Keep in mind that change is a direction, a continuous journey, not a destination.
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By the way, donβt forget to also check out my YouTube channel, and subscribe π to get regular videos on how to accelerate your learning.
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Food-for-Thought
The Power of "Yet"
"Can't" is a limiting belief. It absolves you of responsibility and limits your options and possibilities, before you even try.
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"Haven't done it yet" - there's power in that. It acknowledges the challenge, but it also whispers possibility. It's a positive framing and a call-to-action, not an excuse. More or less everything can be learned!
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This re-framing, the power of "yet", helps you move from a "Fixed Mindset" to a "Growth Mindset". When allowing this to spark you into an action-bias, you can accelerated your learning in every area of life that you apply your focus to.
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Train yourself to identify and discard your limiting beliefs. Own your skills, identify the gaps, and get to work. Every accomplishment starts with "I haven't done it yet." At some point every champion or person you may look up to started from zero. If your first attempt or creation does not make your cringe at a later stage, you started to late.
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"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." β Michael Jordan.
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Get out there and make it happen π
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What do you keep thinking about, but have been putting off for too long? Remember: success is on the other side of fear. The path is through it.
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5 Guidelines on How to Succeed & Thrive in a Career You Love
π΅οΈ Iβve spent several years carefully curating some of best speeches in history, so you donβt have to.
The below key points are inspired by the speech βRunninβ Down a Dreamβ by Bill Gurley. Gurley is a general partner at Benchmark, a prominent venture capitalist known for his successful investments in early-stage tech companies such as Uber, Airbnb, and Yelp.
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π 5 Guidelines on How to Succeed & Thrive in a Career You Love
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π Make a career out of something you are passionate about
Finding your passion will help you select/create a profession in which you have a deep, personal interest. Thereβs nothing thatβs going to contribute more to your success than loving what youβre doing. Work will feel like fun to you, thus youβll outwork everyone.
Everybody enjoys winning. The test for whether or not youβre actually pursuing your dream job, is do you enjoy the preparation?
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π Be obsessive about learning
Hone your craft constantly. Consider it an obligation. Hold yourself accountable. That requires you to keep learning over time. Study the history, know the pioneers. Itβs the bedrock foundation for what youβre going to build upon. Strive to know more than everyone else about your particular craft.
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π Lean on mentors
Develop mentors in your field. Take every chance you can to find somebody who can teach you about the field you want to excel in. Treat them with respect. Debate things, learn from them. Document what you hear, share it with others. Try to get these mentors interested in you and your own development. How do you do this? Send them notes. Tell them when you used their advice to be successful. Send them gifts when you have accomplishments. Get them bought into your development process.
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π Lean on peers
Embrace peers in your field (and in neighboring fields). Connect with the people that you have the most overlap with because youβll be able to help each other along the journey. Develop a relationship with them. Have discussions and debates. This way you hone and innovate ideas, and they get shared. Itβs a great way to learn.
Celebrate your peersβ accomplishments as if they were your own. Cheer them. Send them notes, and be happy for them. That will come back to you in spades.
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π Give credit to those who helped you along the way, and pay it forward
Always give the majority of credit to people that helped you along the way. Itβs the right thing do to, and itβll keep you from being an asshole when youβre successful. Send letters and gifts to the people that helped you anytime you accomplish something in your career.
Eventually, you become the mentor, and people start reaching out to you. Make sure you take the time to pay it back.
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Until next time, be well,
Joachim.
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