What role does imagination play in your life and career? Here are a few related posts you may have missed.
“Reading gives us some place to go when we have to stay where we are.”
“Worry is just imagination used in an unproductive way.”
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What do Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Margaret Thatcher, and Eleanor Roosevelt have in common?
Beyond being highly regarded public figures, they all claimed openly to value a good nap to renew and restore their energy, refresh their minds, and boost their creativity.
In the world of sports, Christiano Ronaldo, Novak Djokovic, and Lebron James also proclaim the benefits of these blocks of shut-eye to bolster their performances.
EXERCISE:
At what points in your day would taking a horizontal life pause make the biggest difference?
Feel free to reply to this post with what works best for you.
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Where do you get your news about national and world events?
I asked my new AI App Perplexity for its response to the most objective and trusted news sources, and here are the results:
EXERCISE:
In addition to the other go-to sources of news we often visit, how might adding a few of these outlets increase the journalistic integrity and minimize the bias we often receive?
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When it comes to learning and personal growth, many of us often miss the important step of self-reflection.
Although many of us consider ourselves good listeners and open minded, we all tend to react instead of responding to the input we receive over the course of the day.
We’re just too busy springing into action based on our previous conditioning to consider the value of pausing to re-evaluate our default approaches to getting things done.
EXERCISE:
Where in your personal or professional communities would greater reflection open your eyes and guide your efforts to achieving even more useful results in your life?
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How often do you find yourself puzzled by the people in your life? Look over the spectrum of folks from young to old in your communities.
What makes each of them tick? Isn’t it interesting — once we think we know — when they surprise us by going in another direction?
Instead of trying to put these people puzzles together and have things fit into our own world view, perhaps we can simply be happy to have others in our life to keep us on our toes.
EXERCISE:
To what degree do you accept and embrace the complexities of the people around you?
How would doing so with curiosity and openness make the world a far more interesting place for everyone?
How are the habits you’ve developed supporting your growth? Here are a few related posts you may have missed.
“Before you try to increase your willpower, try decreasing the friction in your environment.”
“If you can go to bed late, you can also get up early.”
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This past summer 10,500 athletes from 184 counties participated in the Paris Olympic games.
Following these games, the Paralympic games were held there, featuring 22 sports including blind football, sitting volleyball, and wheelchair basketball, fencing, rugby, and tennis.
The athletes that participated in these games are not only from different countries they also experience a diverse range of physical, visual, and cognitive disabilities that impact their performance.
EXERCISE:
What lessons can we all learn about accepting and celebrating our differences from the Olympic and Paralympic athletes?
How can an attitude of our oneness help eradicate the judgements that often divide us?
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Today’s quote has a message for all of us.
Although most people would consider themselves fairly wise and worldly, each of us blunders from time to time due to our unbending minds.
Far too many of us have shut the windows and doors of our minds to prevent fresh and new ideas to enter and clear the way for more informed and better choices.
EXERCISE:
Where have you and others in your communities closed the doors to learning more about the issues we all face?
How would greater flexibility and a more open-minded approach to living guide us all to a better future?
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Margaret Wheatley’s work focuses on creating organizations and communities “worthy of human habitation” by drawing from various disciplines including organizational behavior, chaos theory, living systems science, and ancient spiritual traditions.
In recent years, she has been discussing civilization collapse and encouraging people to become “spiritual warriors” in response to current challenges.
EXERCISE:
How can and will you become a spiritual warrior along with Margaret Wheatley, to foster healthier and happier relationships in your various communities?
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When we’re young it seems like we have all the time in the world to do whatever we like. Wasting time was clearly for the older set and their efforts to be responsible and productive.
As we age, it appears that many of us get the message, and we begin examining how we spend our precious time becomes a much higher priority.
Just as you would not continue eating a buffet item you didn’t care for, walking — or even running — away from people and things that don’t suit your tastes seems a wise choice to feed and fuel us moving forward.
EXERCISE:
Where in your personal and professional life would it be wise to stop engaging with people and pursuits clearly not meant for you?