Deon

Strategy in all forms, personal and business, coaching, mentoring, leadership, stories, travel and family are my passions. Good thing I live in South Africa

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

6 common lies we tell ourselves:
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“If I had more time, I would do the thing.”
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“If I could just have that, then my life would be amazing.”
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“If I tell them this, then they will finally change.”
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“Everything is perfect/ruined.”
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“I can’t live without the thing.”
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“I know what I’m doing.”

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"If you do not bend, you will break.

The adaptable prevail. Determined, but flexible."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"It's hard to get a great outcome when your resources — time, money, attention — are spread thin. Are you concentrating your energies on a small set of targets?"

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"When accessing all information is common, paying attention to important information is rare."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"Beware the student of one teacher. A good idea spirals into dogma when it gets applied to everything and stretched beyond the areas where it is useful. Remain open and embrace a lot of teachers."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"What is one topic you are so fascinated by that you could teach a class about it?"

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

A surefire way to make a bad situation worse is to continue replaying it in your mind.

The damage is done. The only thing that matters now is making the best choice given your current position.

Next play mentality.

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

Nearly everything awesome takes longer than you think.

Get started and don't worry about the clock.

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

On time and efficiently as always. Thank you @FlySafair #CustomerExperience #FlyWithFlySafair #FlySafairCares

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"Anger is like an oven; heat without light.

Forgiveness is like the moon; light without heat."

@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

On time, efficient, great digital presence and reliable @FlySafair #CustomerExperience #FlyWithFlySafair #FlySafairCares

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"The first minute of action is worth more than a year of perfect planning."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"Guilt lives in the past.

Worry lives in the future.

Peace lives in the present."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"You can handle whatever you face."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"Greed is wanting the benefits of community without contributing to it."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"How to connect with others:

Share with someone who wants to listen or listen to someone who wants to share."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"Never outsource what you enjoy."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"What is one commitment you are continuing to do out of inertia, but—if you had the courage to eliminate it—you would immediately benefit from discarding it? "

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"If you feel resistance before you begin, it's usually procrastination and you need to get started.

If you feel resistance after you begin, it's usually feedback and you need to make adjustments."

-@JamesClear

[Deon @deonpviljoen]

"What is something you want, but you haven't asked for?"

-@JamesClear