Everyday, we’re making decisions. Some big, some small. But what’s important is that we understand the gravity of those decisions.
When you make a particular decision today, you have to take into account the future. Is it the right decision you’re making based on future settings?
You can only do this by understanding. Whilst we don’t have a crystal ball, in to which we can see the future… the best math sometimes you can do is calculate the future cost/benefit.
Think big or go home!
I recall, I did a Friday Thought a few years based on thinking big. But then, the problem is… when you think big, you think you have to make big progress, giant leaps and huge gains.
Not necessarily… You definitely have to reach for the stars but to make that progress, think small steps.
What is happiness?
I’m often asked this from the people that I coach.
You know what, I don’t know what happiness looks for you, but for me it’s about being content.
Content with what I have.
Content with not really wanting more – but enjoying what I have.
What is happiness for you?
As many of you reading this may know, I coach. I coach individuals in a professional setting (such as corporate or in an organisation) and sports (primarily football).
The one thing I always mention is, gain the experience when you’re young. Go learn and do. Those with experience are the ones who’ll be better in life…
I’ve been doing my Friday Thought for a few years now.
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t consistent last year, but this year I made a promise (and a habit!) to do it each Friday.
Why do I do my Friday Thought… to share something inspirational I’ve learnt or come across. To highlight advice or a quote that may help you. To follow up on a conversation I may have had during the week and this then led me to find something and then talk about it as a thought on Friday,.
That, there, is my personal meaningful goal. To help you. Help others. Motivate where possible and, where I can… coach.
Like I said, I’ve been doing it for a while.. but needed some consistency.
So it’s all come together for me now. My Friday Thought. Why I do it, plus all the other bits, is leading me to fulfillment.
It’s now mid-Feb. How many of our new-year resolutions have we stuck to?
Remember my Habit Tracker? – I’m glad to say, I’m doing well! I’ll share some statistics in another blog post.
But today’s Friday thought is all about getting into those habits only takes five minutes.
Honestly, it doesn’t take long to start… five minutes is all you need to get going. Then keep going. Bit like riding a bike…
Aren’t we always in a rush?!
I’ve noticed recently, that everyone is busy! No matter who you talk to, usually the first thing they say is… I’m busy, it’s been crazy, working so hard, lots of things to do, etc…
There’s a Japanese word – Yutori.
And honestly, we do need to slow down. We need to savour the taste. Enjoy the moment. Just take it in…
When was the last time you did that?
I was on LinkedIn the other day and up came a video. Unfortunately didn’t catch the name of the person talking but it was a great video and I managed to scroll back and take a screen shot.
The big takeaway and which forms my thought for this Friday is…
I speak to so many young people who are looking for a job. And I encourage them to give examples of what they’ve done, what they’ve worked with and what they’ve achieved already.
Experience is critical.
Build your resume/cv with experience. Then the jobs will flow.
Remember… skills pay the bills.
I’ve been carrying a little note book with me recently. Actually, just started this year to carry it around with me – to capture notes, ideas and basic thoughts.
And as I write today’s thought, I’m reflecting on a conversation I had with a friend recently about Apple’s operating system (iOS) and Android. In my opinion, Apple make it so simple to use… Android users will argue that Android is way ahead of the game and much better.
You know what – they might be. But the whole connectivity and I’m going to be honest, the creativity that Apple offers… makes the complicated simple.
I can’t believe that it’s mid-January already!
I shared that I read a book called Atomic Habits (great book!) and I pulled together a ‘habit tracker’ – where I basically have a calendar view of my habits, and then track which ones I do on which days and then over the month, I can see which ones I’ve done the most and which ones I haven’t.
For example… I’ve got on there – gym, walking, drinking 1 litre of water, writing (not doing too well on!), reading, and a few more.
Now as I reflect on my habit tracker, I’m realising, I need to make sure I give all my habits attention. There’s some that I haven’t done at all. For example DJ.
So… when I was younger (alot younger) I used to DJ. Loved it. But haven’t done it for many many years…. then it all changed. Talking to my friend, I decided to buy some decks (mixer) and downloaded some dj software on the laptop. And started mixing/DJ’ing towards end of 2024. This is one of my habits. And I’ve not done it so far in January. Which got me thinking, could I break this habit down further to make progress….
And I’ve done just that. I listen to music all the time, in the car… in the plane, when travelling basically and then when if I’m in the hotel in the morning, etc… why not start to put songs/music together which I could mix? or why not listen to mixes that other DJ’s have done where I could take inspiration from?
So habits can be broken down to make progress…. and not beat myself up that I haven’t done anything on that particular habit.
For those who have not read the book, recommend you read it or find out what the book is about via their website.
But in essence… you build habits, to get better at something, Doing it little but often will see results.
Here’s what a habit tracker template looks like and I got mine from – https://daydesigner.com/products/habit-tracker (you can also just google and you’ll find so many different types of templates).
What do you want to get better at? What habits would you list?