So, a huge shout out goes to Greg McKeown in this post, His book on Essentialism helped me in the past deal with difficult coworkers, especially the ones who love to dump stuff on you at the last minute. I think at some point in life, we all have an experience of one of those, and they can make us or break us.
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Dead.
Self-doubt gives me the opportunity to step back and evaluate choices before I take action;
Self-doubt provides the opportunity of a pause, to change plans to better fit with needs,
Self-doubt provides the thrilling sweetness of success when I achieve something despite having previous self-doubt.
Why would I want rid of that?
What about you?
“Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t).”
How many times do we think – Mindfulness – yeah, it’s that zen practice thingy that those new age geeks do… ? You’re thinking that, right?
Wrong
What can we really control in our lives?
We can’t control other people’s thoughts or actions, we can’t control how they act towards us… What they do or do not do… If they keep their promises to us.
The Art of Stupidity 