Every time you say yes to something
that is unimportant, you say no to something
that is important.
You can’t be all things to all people. The best among us get that. Know your priorities. Know your
goals. Know what needs to get done over the coming weeks, months and years for you to feel that you
played your best game as a human being. And then say no to everything else. Sure some people around
you might not be happy. But would you rather live your life according to the approval of others or aligned
with your truth and your dreams?
20.
Burn Your Boats
Powerful thought: Great achievement often happens when our backs are up against the wall. Pressure can
actually enhance your performance. Your power most fully exerts itself when the heat is on. Who you truly
are surfaces only when you place yourself in a position of discomfort and you begin to feel like you’re out
on the skinny branch. Challenge serves beautifully to introduce you to your best – and most brilliant – self.
Please stop and think about that idea for a second or two. Easy times don’t make you better. They make
you slower and more complacent and sleepy. Staying in the safe zone – and coasting through life – never