How would you describe your potential?
“There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide."
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Michael Edmondson
Nov 26, 2019
How often do you remind yourself no one knows?
The only person who should tell you what to do is yourself. Learning to ask yourself questions can provide the necessary self-awareness requ
Michael Edmondson
Nov 23, 2019
How often are you honest with yourself?
“There wasn’t anything noble about it. I had a lousy year. I didn’t deserve the money.”
Michael Edmondson
Oct 27, 2019
Do you demonstrate aggression against yourself?
“The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the cou
Michael Edmondson
Aug 20, 2019
Do you energize your dream or your nightmare?
Adams said “If I am going to pay attention to my nightmare I should be able to work on my dream. One of them will take my energy, I'd ra
Michael Edmondson
Aug 1, 2019
How often do you foreclose future thinking?
In a New York Times editorial David Brooks wrote "The fact is, we are all terrible at imagining how we will feel in the future."
Michael Edmondson
Jul 21, 2019
Are you aware of your relationships?
As Alan Watts said "If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected wi
Michael Edmondson
May 9, 2019
How often do you laugh at yourself?
Susan Sparks, author of Laugh Your Way to Grace: Reclaiming the Spiritual Power of Humor, noted “If you can laugh at yourself, you can forgi
Michael Edmondson
Apr 9, 2019
How often do you blame others?
American martial artist Bruce Lee noted “The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning but I did not take it. My ail
Michael Edmondson
Apr 6, 2019
When is the last time you repotted yourself?
American writer John Gardner pushed people to think about “repotting” themselves every 10 to 15 years, throwing themselves into challenges t
Michael Edmondson
Mar 6, 2019
Do you have a growth or a fixed mindset?
People with a fixed mindset believe that they are the way they are while growth mindset individuals understand that with hard work, dedicati
Michael Edmondson
Mar 3, 2019
How often do you remind yourself to keep going?
Today is March 2 and the Navigate the Chaos question to consider is "Are you going to keep going?" Those who navigate the chaos often...
Michael Edmondson
Mar 1, 2019
What is your level of authenticity?
Studies have found that leadership based solely on MBA-trained logic is not always enough for delivering long-term financial and cultural re
Michael Edmondson
Feb 24, 2019
If you want something you’ve never had, are you willing to do something you’ve never done?
In the 1930s, brothers Dick and Mac McDonald created the Speedee System for their restaurant and launched the fast food industry.
Michael Edmondson
Feb 16, 2019
Are you aware of the mental models you use?
Mental models are frameworks that help you understand why you are thinking what you are thinking.
Michael Edmondson
Jan 23, 2019
Are you aware of what time it is?
On the cover of his book The Pursuit of Happyness: Start Where You Are, entrepreneur Chris Gardner has a watch on each wrist. It’s not until
Michael Edmondson
Jan 22, 2019
Do you think of your three possible selves?
The work of Hazel Rose Markus and Paula Nurius introduced the concept of three possible selves: the ideal self that we would like to become,
Michael Edmondson
Dec 30, 2018
How often do you treat triumph and disaster alike?
"If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the sam
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