PATRICK GEISTER

By Day: Managing global container shipments.
By Night: Improvement strategist.
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[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

4 habits that had the most impact on my life

• Reading

• Writing

• Exercising

• Self-Investment

• Learning languages

Optimizing the habits you pursue will shape you into the person you want to become

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

How to rise beyond your limits:

- do a Limit Inventory

Write down all
- excuses
- insecurities
- unfair conditions

Sort everything from most to least influential.
Tackle the most influential limit first.

You will have changed your life when you reach the bottom of your list

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Problems are like anchors:
• they slow you down the deeper they sink

If you are not careful, they sink so deep that you don't notice them anymore.

They have arrived at your subconsciousness.

To get them resolved:
• dig deep
• be brutally honest
• make changes every day

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Have you experienced this?

Ignoring/ downplaying problems
until they disappear.

Here is the thing:
• They really don't disappear.

Let me explain:

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself
-Thales

But also the most important.

Know your
• goals
• values
• desires
• strengths
• weaknesses

Journal daily.
Listen to your inner self.

Over time you'll get to know the soul inhabiting your body.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Writing tweets can be overwhelming.

But if you have a personal brand:
- Treat tweets as small messages to your past self

Not only will content flow smoother
You will also gain insights about yourself

It's like public journaling.
- how much you share, is up to you.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Listening to music is my saving grace every time I feel

- stressed
- overwhelmed
- like the s**t hits the fan

To be honest:
It's a way of escaping my problems.
- BUT also a way of coping.

Connecting with the lyrics pulls me out of dark places more times than I'd like to admit.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Your true potential.

• deep down you know what you are capable of

But your ignorant ego tries to hide that potential - It sabotages you.

Why?

Because it is addicted to
• comfort
• quick dopamine

Your Ego looks like your best friend.

But it should be your greatest enemy.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

People change through:
• study
• habits
• stories

The only way you can change them:
• by inspiration
• by being a mentor on their journey

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Denial is the ultimate comfort zone.

It’s like a deep swamp:
• Once you're in, there is no easy way out.

It gets more difficult the longer you continue to make the same comfortable choices

Therefore: Get out asap
• even if it means short-term discomfort.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

- be me
- be closing envelopes
- boss is closing envelopes too
- be faster & more accurate than boss
- boss goes on power trip
- says I close envelopes wrong
- forces me to close like boss
- speed & quality drops
- boss is happy

I can't believe I'm really typing this 😂

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

How to get what you're after:
• know what you're after in the first place.

Once you know that:
• ignore every distraction that might get in your way.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

What’s important to you?

Figure this out asap.

If you don’t:
• your ego will lead you astray

You'll be chasing goals that
• mean nothing
• are just for status

That’s a recipe for a long-term disaster.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Setbacks are learning opportunities.

They allow you to exceed your previous level.

The bigger the setback
• The more you'll learn.
• The faster you'll catch up.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

For me, there are only 2 possible outcomes:

• wage slave
• mediocre life
• no goals/ values

or

• independence
• life on my own terms
• alignment w/ my inner self

The bad outcome gives me motivation to make the good one reality.

What gives you motivation to keep going?

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Daily Affirmations

If you give your mind the same input over and over again,
it accepts itas a fact.

If it's a fact, your mind will act accordingly.

Be careful what you expose your mind to.
It works both ways.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

What is the most powerful weapon of a Jedi?
• the light saber?
• force choke?

• No

It's mind control.

You can do it too
• but just on yourself
• and not instantly

The keyword:

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Become a Sigma Monk

MONK
• acts based on values
• connects your inner self
• has control over your desires

SIGMA PERSON
• focuses on execution
• has a success mindset
• is independent & self-confident

Monk mode was yesterday.

Instead:
• enable Sigma Monk mode 😂

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

How to ask for advice:

- choose who you ask
- describe one problem you have
- qsk for one specific piece of advice
- use open-ended questions (how/ why/ what)
- say why you are asking this specific person

If you applied the advice & your problem was solved:

• Let them know!

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Did you know?
There's a next level to a growth mindset.

Growth Mindset
- Encourages you to see potential

The next level:

Experimental Mindset
- enacts a plan for execution

The experimental mindset is like an extension.

It creates an active strategy to reach your potential.

[PATRICK GEISTER @PatrickGeister]

Mindsets are self-fulfilling prophecies.

Growth Mindset:
You will grow and improve

Fixed Mindset:
You won't grow and remain stuck.

It's up to you how you shape your future.