Chasing growth, humor, and grace with Dr. Glenn Doyle |
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WEEKLY RECAP November 4th-10th 2017 |
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| | Tuesday, November 7th:
“The art of intelligent risk-taking."
In order to grow, there is an extent to which we often need to embrace unfamiliarity, discomfort, and, yes: risk. That said: not all risks are created equal. Just because something is scary or outside of your comfort zone doesn’t mean it’s a risk worth taking. | | |
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| | Thursday, November 9th: “No one gets to tell you what 'success' is and isn't." We can create our dream life, or at least a life closely approximating our dream life, even as we live our real lives and fulfill our day-to-day responsibilities. | | |
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| | Saturday, November 4th (AM) You don't have to FEEL powerful to be powerful. You don't have to FEEL influential to be influential. You don't have to FEEL confident to inspire confidence in others. | | |
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| | Saturday, November 4th (PM) There's no denying it: there are situations in which we are, in fact, screwed. There are times things just don't work out. We don't need to be in denial about that fact. | | |
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| | Sunday, November 5th (AM) Nobody's giving out medals just for imposing discomfort on yourself. It's true that often goals take us out of our comfort zones. | | |
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| | Sunday, November 5th (PM) "Vacation" is not a dirty word. "Time off" is not a taboo concept. "Recreation" is a fundamental human need. | | |
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| | Monday, November 6th (AM) When you set a boundary, you don't owe anyone an explanation. | | |
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| | Monday, November 6th (PM) Sometimes we convince ourselves that the positive things in our lives "don't count..." | | |
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Tuesday, November 7th (PM) To the extent that you can: stay present. There is a temptation, when we're overwhelmed, to detach from the present moment, in order to lesson our subjective level of discomfort. | | |
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| | Wednesday, November 8th (AM) When we get hit with something emotional, we don't want to think. We want to REACT. We don't want to relax. We want to tense up. It's as if our brains scream at us that "ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN!" | | |
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| | Wednesday, November 8th (PM) When you're having an emotional reaction you find unpleasant – track it down. Become a "thought detective." Emotions don't exist in a vacuum. They're often ignited by and fed by thoughts. Get curious about what those thoughts are. | | |
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Thursday, November 9th (PM) You can do something, even when your head is screeching at you to do something else . . . That's the thing: our heads soften screech at us to take one path, which is easier, less hassle, more immediately gratifying. Our heads can even sometimes throw up obstacles to being productive: they'll focus on distractions, they'll flood us with neurotransmitters that don't feel great, they'll make us sleepy or irritable. BUT...only we can DECIDE whether we're going to cave to all that, or not. It's not easy. | | |
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| | Friday, November 10th (AM) You don't need to know exactly how you're going to win right now. You don't need to have all the answers right now. | | |
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| | Friday, November 10th (PM) If something is worrying you, don't fight it – let yourself worry about it. But make an appointment with yourself to worry about it. | | |
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Dr. Doyle would love to speak at your conference, workshop, seminar, retreat, or other event. If you're planning an event and would like to invite Dr. Doyle as a speaker/presenter, please send an email with the details (dates, location, time, topic, etc.) to: useyourdamnskills@gmail.com. |
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Newsletter created by Susan Michelle. |
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