July 28, 2024 | Read Online

Sunday Thinking

"Work deeply on understanding yourself so their assumptions or opinions of you become nothing but background noise in your story."

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The weekly Sunday Thinking newsletter is quick-hit content that aims to provide a booster shot to your thought process as you end and start your week.

"If you aren't doubting your next move at all, it probably isn't the right one to make. If you don't feel any apprehension, it means you don't really care, you aren't really putting anything on the line, aand you aren't really taking a leap. Too many people stay stuck because they're afraid of the initial jolt of fear, but it ultimately means they never learn to spread their wings, and they never arrive anywhere new."

― Brianna Wiest, The Mountain Is You

I. Do the Work

Do the work.

Do it when nobody's watching. Do it when nobody but you thinks it'll work out. Do it when everything's falling apart.
Do it when everything's going great. Do it when you have every excuse not to. Do it, no matter what.

Because your business won't build itself, your physique won't carve itself, and your goals aren't achieved with magic. Goals come with work. Work comes with resistance. Overcoming that resistance is the price that needs to be paid ― not just once, not just twice, but every damn day.

If you want to grow, the resistance needs to be faced.
Your excuses need to be destroyed.
And the work needs doing. It doesn't care how you feel or if the entire world is against you, all it cares about is that it gets done.

And if you want to go to bed satisfied and proud of yourself each night, then you have no choice but to look resistance in the face, rise to the challenge and do the thing you know you need to do.

Source: Ross Harkness, Weightlifting Champion and Entrepreneur

II. Top 20 Skills for 2027

20 skills to future-proof your career:

Creative thinking and Analytical thinking
Technological literacy and Curiosity/Lifelong Learning
Resilence/flexibility/agility and Systems thinking
AI/big data and Motivation/self-awareness
Talent management and Service orientation/customer service
Leadership/social influence and Empathy/active listening
Dependability/attention to detail and Resource management/operations
Networks/cybersecurity and Quality control
Design/user experience and Teaching/mentoring
environmental/stewardship and Programming

Those who are future-proofing their destinies are constantly reassessing their behavior and how they think to ultimately put themselves in positions to succeed.

Source: Top 20 Skills for 2027, The World Economic Forum

III. The Journey Within

11 practices that elevate your life:

Meditation
Long walks
Genuine gratitude
Making time to relax
Drinking a lot of water
Having creative projects
Telling yourself the truth
Not expecting perfection
Having goals to work towards
Being around honest and kind people
Eating food that makes you feel strong

Source: Yung Pueblo, Lighter

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V. Question

Who am I uninterrupted?

VI. This Week, I Will

Embrace my weirdness.
Be kind, just because I can.
Allow for creative expression.
Live in alignment with my values.
Lead from the heart rather than from hurt.

The Last Words…

"For too long you’ve poured energy outwards, decorating other people while neglecting home. For too long you’ve put yourself second to keep other people smiling. Make room for yourself in your own life. Occupy the spaces you afford to other people once in a while. Prioritize you."

― Billy Chapata, Velvet Dragonflies

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