If necessary, mind

sunrise
5:45 AM

Set your mental example. Use words only if necessary.

dad

Simple, key, repeatable, and, observable mental behaviors:

  1. Always sees and speaks about opportunity.
  2. Always practices innovative efforts in pursuit of growth.
  3. Never complains.
  4. Never says something can’t be done.

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Parental questions

Flipchart
Questions nurture personal and organizational culture.

The tougher the question, the better.

dad

Parental questions:

  1. What’s your happiest memory of us?
  2. What were the first days of parenting like? First month? First year?
  3. What have you learned about life?
  4. What has life taught you?
  5. When were you most proud of me?
  6. What do you wish for me?
  7. What’s the nicest thing I’ve done for you?
  8. What’s the nicest thing anyone’s done for you?
  9. What’s one thing you want me to remember about you?

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Your thinking map

Shopping village sign
Wildly friendly is up to each visitor.
National park lodge sign
We thought about a pre-season visit for some time. But never did it. Two weeks ago we did it.

Your thoughts are your map. Your actions are your actual trek.

dad

Your map is useless if you don’t use it.

Your thoughts are worthless if you don’t take action on them.

Thinking without doing is a cruel way to live.

You will live as an example, or as a warning.

Who’s to judge?

Anyone and everyone.

Pro tip: And if you’re smart, you’ll self-judge. All day, every day.

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Balance life’s mental books

Walt Disney world sign
We love our hometown.
13-second video: Rut row.
6-second video: After my initial panic, i shut the pump down and quickly discovered the issue.

You are free to choose your thoughts.

dad

Habits are what we think and do without thinking.

Balancing negative thoughts against positive thoughts should be overwhelming, 0% vs 100%.

Balancing closed mindset against growth mindset should also be overwhelming, 0% vs 100%.

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Christmas 2024 in May

Man holding koala bear
Flying to see him today. Christmas is well over seven months away. Yet i know that this will publish on December 25.

We come to know the true meaning of Christmas when we learn to celebrate it every day.

dad

A growth mindset allows me to create my own dogma, traditions, beliefs, and habits.

When you discern what you/we currently believe, it is countless iterations of what various people have believed, questioned, and reframed, over the centuries.

A growth mindset puts you in charge of your own life.

It’s worth noting that everyone is always in charge of their own life.

An insightful observation reveals a primal and tribal human predisposition to follow the herd.

No harm, no foul.

Yet, i believe it is what has kept humanity alive.

That, and the outliers who believe there is, perhaps, a better way to do a particular thing.

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