Your thoughts are private, but your energy is public; pivot from the internal error to the external solution. #OutwardSolution
Don’t let your 🧠 hold a private party.
@BallisPsych
Underrated life advice: Learn to take a beat. Anyone can react instantly. But most damage is done in moments of impulse. Anger wants speed. Ego wants the last word. But wisdom is giving yourself space to think. Slow your reaction and you’ll improve almost every area of your life.
I’m in love with this sentence:
“The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away.”
“Don’t leave nothing for later.
Later, the coffee gets cold.
Later, you lose interest.
Later, the day turns into night.
Later, open doors close.
Later, people grow up.
Later, people grow old.
Later, life goes by.
Later, you regret not doing something.
And you had the chance.”
A bad coach tears people down. An average coach focuses only on results. A good coach teaches skills and systems. A great coach builds confidence and trust. An exceptional coach helps people believe in themselves at a higher level. And the best coaches impact lives long after the scoreboard stops mattering.
Choose your words carefully. The way you talk about your life shapes how you experience it. Call everything stressful, & it'll feel that way. Over time, the way you speak becomes the way you think. The way you think becomes the way you act. And the way you act becomes your life.
A friend of mine used to say: “Show up on time, with a good attitude, and do what you said you’d do. That’s it. That’s 90% of winning in life." The older I get, the more I realize just how right he was.
When you stop reading books, you start losing verbal dexterity, depth of thought and imagination.
A closed book is a closed mind.
Don't EVER stop reading.
Major cheat code for life: Realizing it's never too late. You’re not stuck. You can change your health, your career, your relationships. The key is belief. See yourself as capable of change, and you are. Believe you’re destined for the same life, and you’ll prove yourself right.