I know that this was brought up recently, but it's becoming a cross community challenge, and I'd like to highlight it again in a different context!! :) @Arthur Maddocks-Brown and @Maxwell Riseman and I have been talking about introducing a Cross Community Challenge. (Thank you so much, Arthur, for bringing this (back) to life and creating a course/challenge out of it!!) You can join the calls here -- JOIN HERE -- Every 15th of the month (based on Australia time) for 24 hours (this way we can connect with others in Different communities) You can also find more information on the Challenge / Activity --> HERE: Honoring Letters of Hope & Origins This is your invitation to join the Letters Of Hope Legacy Challenge! Who wants to join?

In the past few days we spoke about the first 6 principles of success as described in "The Rhythm of Life" by Matthew Kelly (more here : day-1-purpose; day-2-priorities; day-3-balance; day-4-discipline; day-5-growth;-day-6-faith). Today we delve into the seventh principle: Relationships (Just a small but important note, the term success here can be applied to many areas of life, and ultimately, it's really just about intentionally becoming the best version of yourself.) I love the Brene Brown video... PRINCIPLE 7: RELATIONSHIPS “No one becomes great on their own.” If you know me, you know how much connection/relationships matter. Connection is a top value for me and so there's an extra appreciation for this principle. In the book, we are reminded that success is incomplete if it costs us our relationships because achievement/hustling/ambition at the expense of connection and intimacy eventually ends up collapsing into loneliness, burnout or emptiness. From a psychological perspective this makes sense because we are wired for connection--our nevous systems regulate thorugh safe relationships, not throrugh accomplishments. I also want to point out that it's not just relationships with others but also the relationship that we have with ourselves!! Relationships also shape identity. The people closest to us either raise our standards or lower them. Kelly stresses that greatness is never a solo project-it is formed through encouragement, challenge, and accountability. Even when we think that we've done something on ourr own, there aer often times people that have been part of the process.

Going with something simple today. 😊 When was the last time you changed your mind about something?

In the last three days we spoke about the first 3 principles of success as described in "The Rhythm of Life" by Matthew Kelly (more here : day-1-purpose; day-2-priorities; day-3-balance ). Today we delve into the fourth principle: Discipline (Just a small but important note, the term success here can be applied to many areas of life, and ultimately, it's really just about intentionally becoming the best version of yourself.) Principle 4: DISCIPLINE “Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.”-Abraham Lincoln “No man is free who is not master of himself.” -Epictetus “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle This one can be rough...In many ways people looking in may think that I'm pretty disciplined in a lot of areras of life...but there are many that I want (or....want to want?) to be more disciplined in and I fall again and again...The easy way out, the distractions, the comfort, the lure of the status quo sometimes still win out.. Stemming from the Latin for "to teach," discipline is training for self-control and character. Benefits of discipline involve better outcomes, stable relationships, and increased well-being. It fills the gap between intention/dreaming and reality. Discipline is...wait for it....discipline is self-respect in action. We want to respect ourselves, don't we? Small repeated choices shape our character and it builds self trust and each small act of discipline is a lil vote towards the person we want to be and over time these votes compound. Compound effect is a real thing! Think about the direction you want that compound effect to go. Pychologically, discipline is closer to self-regulation than self-control and it's more about creating conditions where success is more likely. When we struggle with follow through, it'srarely because of laziness (which sometimes people shame themselves with this type of language) but it's more likely that the nervous system is overwhelmed, dysregulated, or trying to avoid pain.

Yesterday we talked about the first principle of success as described in "The Rhythm of Life" by Matthew Kelly (more here : principles-of-success-day-1-purpose). Today we delve into the second principle: Priorities. (Just a small but important note, the term success here can be applied to many areas of life, and ultimately, it's really just about intentionally becoming the best version of yourself.) (side note, we just recently talked about this here: your-life-is-full-is-it-full-with-what-matters , but since I'm following the principles as enumerated in the book, it's coming up again!) 2. Priorities "If it's a priority you'll find a way. If it isn't, you'll find an excuse" -Jim Rohn Here's a fun fact of life: We don't have time for everything. The sad part about this is that if we don't carve out time and apply our energy towards the things that we say that matter, other things will fill up that space. It kind of reminds me of the 'law' of the empty purse. It's the idea that an empty purse never stays empty for long. If there’s space, something will go into it. And if we don’t choose intentionally what fills it, it will be filled by whatever is closest, easiest, or loudest even if it’s useless.Sometimes we even fill it with other people's things "can you hold this for me?" And then the tendency is to want a bigger bag (more time) rather than to take a look and see what's in there. This applies to attention, time, identity, relationships, and desire. When something feels like it's missing (meaning, belonging/connection, direction/purpose) we don’t always sit comfortably with the emptiness...We rush to fill it and that sense of urgency/discomfort makes us careless. We reach for distraction, validation, consumption, busyness, control, or approval. Junk goes in faster than nourishment because it requires less thought.