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Change is Hard

Struggling with change is natural. Struggling to change someone else is even harder, and Jacob M. Braude explains exactly why. "What little chance you have in trying to change others." Change isn't a mountain you climb all at once, it's the steps you take to get over it, or around it, one at a time. Grab the book that started it all: https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/ [https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/]

Active Optimism Is the Answer

There are two types of optimism, and only one of them wins. Author Sahil Bloom draws the line perfectly. "Always assume things will work out, then do the work to make it true." Hope isn't a strategy. Action is. Today, assume it works out, then go do the work that makes it true. Grab the book that started it all: https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/ [https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/]

Your Zone of Genius

A confused 21-year-old sat across from me, unsure what to do with his career. He'd tried a trade he wasn't good at and didn't love, and it wasn't working. That's when I remembered an old saying from a mentor of mine. "If you're a fish, go swim. If you're a bird, go fly." Your genius lives at the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, and what the world needs. The only question is whether you'll do the work to find it. Grab the book that started it all: https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/ [https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/]

What a Privilege, Not What a Pain

So many things you're frustrated by today are things you used to pray for. Author Will Guidara has a line that reframes everything, about being tired from work you once begged for, and outgrowing what you used to settle for. "What a privilege to outgrow things you used to settle for." The circumstance doesn't change. Only the lens does. Which one are you choosing today? Grab the book that started it all: https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/ [https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/]

Run Towards Something

A few years ago, in the near dark of an early morning, I saw an older gentleman running with a flashlight strapped to his head. I had to stop and ask him what he was running for. His answer changed how I think about goals, purpose, and momentum. "It's not what I am running from or even for. It's what I am running towards." Most people run from something. Few people run towards something. This is your wake up call to be one of the few. 📘 Grab a copy of The Optimistic Outlook: https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/ [https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/]