Jon Gordon on a season for everything
vutran | May 4, 2023, 6:06 a.m.
The seasons teach us that there is a time and a purpose for everything. There is a time to prepare, a time to plant, a time to grow, and a time to harvest.
— Jon Gordon
Jon Gordon on when the signs are not clear
vutran | May 4, 2023, 6:02 a.m.
What happens when the signs aren’t clear?” asked Josh. Sometimes they seem to be pointing in both directions, if you know what I mean.”
“I know what you mean,” George said. “When the signs aren’t clear, you ask a few simple questions: Have I learned all that I’m meant to learn in my current job? Is there still an opportunity for me to grow there? Have I put my heart and soul in to my work to be the best that I can be? Have I reached my full potential?”
“If you’ve learned all you can learn at your job and there’s no room to grow and you’ve given everything you have to your work there and you feel as though you’ve reached your full potential, then it’s time to move on. However, if there is still something for you to learn where you are and there is still an opportunity for you to grow and you haven’t reached your full potential there, then you are meant to stay. You stay and you decide to devote 100 percent of your energy to being the best you can be.”
“If you are meant to develop yourself somewhere else, something will happen to remove you from your job. You’ll either get a promotion in the form of a new position with your company or you’ll get a promotion in the form of being fired, which is a sign that there’s a better job out there for you.
— George on The Seed
Jon Gordon on looking for happiness inside
vutran | May 4, 2023, 5:59 a.m.
“It’s just that everyone always thinks they’ll be happier somewhere else. They move from job to job, marriage to marriage, looking for something more, when the place they should be looking is within themselves. The old saying is true, ‘Wherever you go, there you are.’ When you get to be my age, you realize it’s not about your boss. It not about finding a new job to make you happier. It’s about you. Our happiness has less to do with forces outside of us and more to do with what’s inside of us. Happiness is an inside job. It’s a choice.”
— George on The Seed
Read More →James Clear on decision filter on how to spend our time
vutran | April 15, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
"Money plays an important role in life, but it can't be the only filter for how you decide to spend your time. Nobody will ever pay you to go on a date with your spouse or take your kids to the park or grab coffee with your parents."
— James Clear
James Clear on choosing where to direct our attention
vutran | April 15, 2023, 9:39 a.m.
"One of the most critical skills in life—and yet never taught in school—is choosing where to direct your attention. After graduation, the valedictorian will often get lapped by "average" people who better invest their time."
— James Clear
Steve Goodier on the collective experience we call life
vutran | April 4, 2023, 5:29 a.m.
Douglas Stone on the nuances of feedback, quality of relationship, willingness to be vulnerable
vutran | April 2, 2023, 4:21 p.m.
“Feedback isn’t just about the quality of the advice or the accuracy of the assessments. It’s about the quality of the relationship, your willingness to show that you don’t have it all figured out, and to bring your whole self—flaws, uncertainties, and all—into the relationship.”
— Douglas Stone, Thanks for the Feedback
