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1. Do you ever listen to a podcast and think, “This is life-changing!”
For me, it was #490 by @tferriss with Dr. Jim Loehr, a world-renowned performance psychologist.
These are my notes.
For me, it was #490 by @tferriss with Dr. Jim Loehr, a world-renowned performance psychologist.
These are my notes.
2. We have so much influence over our thinking, with consistency we can change our brain. It is so flexible.(19:15)
3. This...
I will be re-reading this often.
(25:36)
I will be re-reading this often.
(25:36)
4. Our internal voice forms early, as young as five.
As father to young children, I’m a key influence for them. I will be working on being consistently constructive.
My actions will develop their inner voices.(27:35)
As father to young children, I’m a key influence for them. I will be working on being consistently constructive.
My actions will develop their inner voices.(27:35)
5. Develop and improve your inner voice. It takes time, it is hard.
Think about how you would talk to someone you care about, do you talk the same way to yourself? (29:53)
Think about how you would talk to someone you care about, do you talk the same way to yourself? (29:53)
6. Continually reflect on how you talk to yourself.
Your brain is always listening to what your internal voice is saying. (32:25)
Your brain is always listening to what your internal voice is saying. (32:25)
7. People underestimate the benefits of journalling.
Think about how you want to think when you are faced with a difficult situation, write it down, repeat it, hold yourself accountable to it.
Make it a mantra. (35:33)
Think about how you want to think when you are faced with a difficult situation, write it down, repeat it, hold yourself accountable to it.
Make it a mantra. (35:33)
8. Writing in cursive, helps you to remember things better than if you were using a keyboard.
As an avid @NotionHQ user I feel personally attacked lol
(36:14)
As an avid @NotionHQ user I feel personally attacked lol
(36:14)
9. It is a fallacy to think that the most important resource for success is time.
Time management is not as important as we think.
The most important resource is our energy. (41:48)
Time management is not as important as we think.
The most important resource is our energy. (41:48)
10. A powerful formula:
Energy x Time That You Have x What Your Objective Is.
What you give energy to, will grow.
Journalling devotes energy to addressing your character. (42:25)
Energy x Time That You Have x What Your Objective Is.
What you give energy to, will grow.
Journalling devotes energy to addressing your character. (42:25)
11. An exercise to try.
Think about, who are you when you are most proud of yourself?
Particularly good if you can think of a stressful situation where you have shown up well.
Who are you - Physically? Emotionally? Mentally? Spiritually?
Think about, who are you when you are most proud of yourself?
Particularly good if you can think of a stressful situation where you have shown up well.
Who are you - Physically? Emotionally? Mentally? Spiritually?
12. Exercise cont'
What six to eight words would best describe you when you are most proud of yourself?
Things will start to pop up. (48:03)
What six to eight words would best describe you when you are most proud of yourself?
Things will start to pop up. (48:03)
13. Another exercise to try.
Write down six or eight words, that you’d like inscribed on your tombstone... if the words truly reflected who you were when you were here.
Whoa...
(51:10)
Write down six or eight words, that you’d like inscribed on your tombstone... if the words truly reflected who you were when you were here.
Whoa...
(51:10)
14. These two exercises combined and compared, are so powerful.
They give you who you are at your best and how you want to be remembered.
It gives you an intrinsic, hidden scorecard of how you will evaluate your life.
Your treatment of others is key... (52:20)
They give you who you are at your best and how you want to be remembered.
It gives you an intrinsic, hidden scorecard of how you will evaluate your life.
Your treatment of others is key... (52:20)
