He paused for a moment, and said,
“You’re all wrong. The most valuable
land in the world is the graveyard. In the
graveyard are buried all of the unwritten
novels, never-launched businesses,
unreconciled relationships, and all of
the other things that people thought,
‘I’ll get around to that tomorrow.’ One
day, however, their tomorrow ran out.”
Todd reminds us to not die full of our
best work, that we must empty
ourselves by doing those everything
creative or wonderful we always wanted
to do with our lives. He writes
beautifully:
How much work did you do today that
you will be proud of tomorrow? I don’t
mean just how you handled the big
things, but also how you addressed the
little, seemingly insignificant ones. Did
you make progress on what matters
most to you, or did you allow the buzz,
busyness, and expectations of others to
squelch your passion and focus?
Every day, when we put our tired heads
on the pillow to slip into the world of
sleep and dreams, if we could take a
moment and reflect back on the day
gone by and ask ourselves, “How much
work did I do today that I will be proud
of tomorrow?” chances are, our actions
tomorrow will look very different. This
simple question will make you pause
and understand how you used your
time today. Whether it’s a new habit you
wish to form or an old one you want to
drop, no matter you want to keep your
new year resolutions or be more
productive with your time, here are
three key points to remember:
Enthusiasm over optimism
Try not to bite more than you can chew.
Even with the biggest mouth, no one
has more than thirty-two teeth if you
see what I mean. There are only 24
hours in a day. It is important to be
reasonable with your expectations you
set for yourself. This is one of the most
common mistakes we make when
working on self-transformation: setting
unrealistic expectations out of wild
optimism.
Optimism pays but being insanely
optimistic is often a recipe for disaster.
For, when we are unreasonably hopeful,
we tend to focus more on how things
may turn out (the outcome) and not
how we must shape them (our actions).
Enthusiasm is necessary, it keeps you
focused on the action, it helps you
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