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3-2-1: On loving your fate, how to handle pressure, and the value of being proactive yet positive

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Here are 3 ideas, 2 quotes, and 1 question to consider this week...

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3 Ideas From Me

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"You can lose yourself one small compromise at a time.

You can transform yourself one small win at a time."

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"You don't have to be good at everything, you just need to double down on what you're naturally suited for."

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III.

"Train hard and focus on what you can control."

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2 Quotes From Others

I.

Scientist Donella Meadows on being proactive, yet positive:

"There is too much bad news to justify complacency. There is too much good news to justify despair."

Source: Thinking in Systems​​​

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Writer and professor Joseph Campbell on loving your fate:

"Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life, the idea came to him of what he called "the love of your fate."

Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, "This is what I need." It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment — not discouragement — you will find the strength is there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege!

Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes."

Source: Reflections on the Art of Living (edited lightly for clarity)

Hat tip to Dylan O'Sullivan.

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1 Question For You

The best way to handle pressure is to apply it.

What if you played the game like you were always on offense?

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Until next week,

James Clear ​​
​Author of Atomic Habits​
Creator of the 3-2-1 Newsletter​
Founding Author of Authors Equity​

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