Below is a list of some life lesson I’ve learnt over the past several years. Some relate to personal experiences, some to professional experiences, while others are from books and internet articles I’ve read. All have forever altered my constantly evolving world-view.
- Stress is a code word for fear.
- Everything people do aims to gain pleasure or avoid pain
- Don’t wait for other people permission.
- Taking care of the things (and people) you love in your life matters everyday, no matter how busy you are
- 3 greatest human fears: rejection, we’r not enough and we won’t be loved.
- Sometimes it’s necessary to be unreasonable
- I don’t need to be perfect, but people do need to know they can rely on me
- People respect you when you admit you were wrong
- Relationships are never 100% equal
- Fear of loss generally drives more action than desire for gain
- We are motivated by our emotions and we then backward rationalize our actions
- Pursue passion, not titles and dollars
- Focus on the vital few. Ignore the trival many
- Making a decision is more important than doing things perfectly
- When I think my limit has been reached, take on step forward
- Offer solutions when identifying a problem.
- Agility matters
- There is massive power in simplicity
- Systems cannot change culture
- Some customers/friends are not worth having
- Companies/People can’t help helped until they’re ready to be helped
- Raise issues immediately and directly – don’t delay
- There is power in persistence
- Disorient yourself when life gets too comfortable
- There is a direct relationship between $ and value added
- Chose doing over having
- Most of the time, it’s not enough to be better. You need to be different. You need to be interesting.