You will start creating wonders when you stop looking for more information and start acting on the information you already have.
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Be around people who you love
I left a high-paying corporate job so that I can be closer to people I love. I let go of opportunity to relocate to a different country because I wanted to be close to my family.
It is important because success only matters when you can share it with those you love. That’s the whole point of being successful.
If you are successful but far away (and invisible) to those who truly love you – are you really successful?
Proximity to people you love (and people who love you) is worth way more than any job will ever pay you.
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Reliability
Brilliance is important, but without reliability, your brilliance is fleeting.
People you serve (your family, your customers, your colleagues, friends etc) value your reliability far more than your brilliance.
Be reliable. Be consistent. Be integral. Do what you say you will do. Say only what you know you will be able to do.
Your life will change when you realize that being reliable > being brilliant alone.
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Don’t Reveal the Next Scene
This quote resonated with me (and aligns with the previous post on oversharing)
“Your life is a movie. Don’t tell everyone your next scene – it will be boring and expected, otherwise.”
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Oversharing
Oversharing anything is the leakage of your energy. Telling people more than what they need to know is how people take you for granted.
Be an enigma. Let people wonder. Don’t seek attention. Be silent. That way, you’ll live peacefully. Peaceful people vibrate at a higher energy.
I once heard someone say, “Only speak when it’s time to say checkmate.”
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Knowing when to Ignore
I love this quote:
“If you have a problem with me, call me. If you don’t have my number, you don’t know me well enough to have a problem with me.” – Christian Bale
This is so true. We often end up responding to problems people may have with us (e.g. trolls) when the best thing we can do is ignore them.
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Be Gentle with People Who Love You
Be gentle with people who love you. Because we often take them for granted the most.
Treat them gently. Tell them how much you love them. Thank them. Give them a surprise. Just notice small acts of love.
Gratitude in relationships brings appreciation for the goodness you are surrounded with.
Being good to people who are good to you is the least you can do for them.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson on Success
This has to be one of the best definitions of success I have come across.
“To laugh often and much: To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Carving your own path
There is no fun in life and work if a clear future is charted for you with certainty. The joy is in finding your own unique path.
Joseph Campbell rightly said, “If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.”
But how do you carve your own path? By trying out stuff. By taking diversions. Investing in areas where your skills overlap. Making mistakes. Failing fast and often. Adapting and learning from it. It’s only when you try many things that you find a few that are worthwhile.
Tom Peters, who I had the privilege of speaking with once, said: Whoever tries the most stuff wins.
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The Right Company
“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone.” – Robin Williams
Be careful about who you choose to spend your time with!
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