Willingness

On an airplane. Reading about psychology and education.


Came across this quote from American psychiatrist Thomas Szasz: “Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all.”

Powerful. Transformational. And that’s why I salute the brave thinkers among us.

The very act of learning something new disrupts the way you’ve always seen things-and the way you’ve always been. A fresh idea pushes you out of your comfort zone and threatens the very foundations you’ve built your view of the world on.

That’s scary for nearly everyone. Truly frightening for the vast majority. So rather than experience any form of discomfort, most people regress – and return to their Safe Harbor of The Known. It feels better. Seems safer. But, in truth, it’s not.

The problem is that refusing to learn and grow is the beginning of the end.

Leadership-and life itself-is all about making tomorrow better than today. And stepping into your next level of excellence with every passing hour. To cling to the thoughts and ways of performing that you’ve always known is to resign yourself to being average. And mediocre. A spectator versus in the game.

Neuroscientists will tell you that a single new piece of learning actually changes the very nature of your brain. The circuitry shifts. And the wiring expands. But in order to reach these new lands, we must lose sight of the shore-even for just a little while.

How difficult it feels to be able to let go right? I mean we all hold on to what we know and how we know it, sometimes the grass is greener on the other side. And sometimes Goliath actually beats the shit out of David...so what´s my point here? Open up your eyes to new things and make your life better, make yourself better.

It takes guts,and a pure bit of leadership.

The Language of Success

How many times do you think that the words you speak resonate in your head and prevent you from succeeding? Anwer- every time you speak negatively about yourself, your performance , appearance, health etc..
The conversations you hold in your head are the most important ones, and I’m sure this is not the first time you hear this. We tend as humans to disregard the things that we believe are useless, corny or unusual,without even giving it a try. Our way is always the best way right?
Let’s think about it this way :
Your best thinking got you where you’re at right now – How are you going to get where you want and need to be? Simple ….change your thinking, make yourself more valuable to yourself and others, hone your skills everyday, make your homework to become a better You.
The reality is we all know what we are supposed to do, we just don’t do it, action is the name of the game for everything we want to achieve in life. How do you sell that big account? How do you become healthy or healthier? How do you become a better spouse boyfriend girlfriend? it starts with action and it starts with you. Achieving balance in your life,will make you a better everything.
An apple a day,not 30 at the end of the month.