I. IN A NUTSHELL
1. It's not what you do, but how you do it
2. It's not what happens to you, but which qualities it brings out in you
3. The pursuit of enjoyment trumps all other pursuits
4. Do unto yourself and others always with your best judgment
II. PREPARATION
5. Do not dilly dally
6. Do not feel sorry for yourself
7. Exercise, eat healthy, and manage stress
8. Dress and appear as your best self
9. Strive to know yourself
10. Tell people about yourself
11. Appreciate your different energy levels and moods
12. Pay attention to your own body language
13. Be your word
14. Be the change you want to see
15. Harness the ability to focus your attention
16. Be a beacon of strength
III. EXECUTION
17. Try to have good intentions
18. Be the maker of your own meaning
19. Participate in extraordinary problems
20. Explore all options and hedge bets while deciding
21. Be confidently all-in once a decision has been made
22. Have a vision that you are striving for
23. Stake your reputation on your vision
24. Rally others to help you
25. Be responsible for your own failure and success
26. Be comfortable with big failure and big success
27. Enjoy the play
IV. CALIBRATION
28. Retry things you don't like or agree with
29. Strongly consider criticism from people who know you
30. Listen closely for things you can't easily hear
31. Nothing is final, current best judgment trumps all
32. Give yourself and others a break
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So... reading over it now I'm not sure if it's right... it might be too much. It might circle around a couple ideas without getting quite to their core. I'll know more when I try to explain each one a little bit further. Overall though, what do you think, is this better or worse than the last one?
Do you have a link to the first one?
I feel like some of them say the same thing, but in a different way.
http://bustermcleod.livejournal.com/104233.html
Yeah, it's a little redundant. But it really is all just different ways of saying to pay attention to how you do things instead of what you do, and to pay attention not to what happens, but what qualities are brought out in you by what happens.
For me, this is just about trying to find a center for myself... since I don't have religion or an easily articulated set of beliefs I'm always trying to find out what I do actually believe in.
Is there space for "You should forgive yourself for not living up to all your ideals"?
must/should?
Should you also be comfortable with small failure and small success? Or just go for the big ones?
Re: must/should?