Hi,
Let’s have a look at a few more of the reminders I added to my list in 2019.
-For bball: ‘RUN’
Sport is a balance of many competing skills and success is usually a result of finding the right balance in any given game or competition. This makes it easy to lose sight of the one thing I need from a basketball game – a workout. When the specifics of a game call for a slower style of play, I need this reminder to help me focus on finding opportunities to push myself.
-Don’t see beauty, see beautifully
This is a lot like saying “don’t make comparisons” but the way I put it here just sounds a little better.
-You could not offend me
My views on being offended are evolving and this reminder is one of the signposts on the journey. I’ve gone from ‘hear something offensive, be automatically offended’ to ‘hear something offensive, make a personal decision, and then possibly be offended’. A reaction is a decision so long as I retain control over my response.
I acknowledge the traces of arrogance in these syllables but I don’t mind the label. The number of people I allow to offend me should be zero because the very act of trying to offend me proves my superiority. If that comes as proof that I think I’m better than certain people, then so be it.
-Grover Cleveland rule
Longtime readers will know that I read almost anything recommended to me by two independent sources. This reminder is the broader principle of that application. If I notice something has happened a second time without a clear relationship to the first, I try to give it a little extra attention.
-What three things?
This applies to any form of encounter but I originally included it with social contexts in mind. I try to think about the person or people I’m meeting and come up with three things I want to know more about. The important thing is that I prepare when preparation matters.
