There’s something about a good “lone-wolf” story. Eli in “The Book of Eli”, the Mariner in “Waterworld”, Rambo. They inspire the soul. They are bad to the bone, and don’t take crap from anyone. They stand up for injustice, and fight against impossible odds to victory. I love it. … It’s just…that’s not real life.
Tag: Personal Development
Redefine Failure
The only true failure is letting fear win and not giving it your best damn shot.
Day 40 of #75hard
There is no more “on-again-off-again” Josh. He died October 6th, 2021. Gone are the days where I drift through life and half-heartedly attempt new ventures before giving up.
Just Start
While knowledge is valuable (and learning from other’s mistakes can add decades back to your life), experience (and implicitly failure) is required to grow. You shouldn’t be afraid of failure. Failure is critical, and can often lead to more progress than success.
Stop Saying People Are “Talented“
Saying people are “talented” lets you off the hook. It makes it seem like high-achievers have something you don’t. And if they have something you don’t, you can’t be held accountable for failure.
Tearing the Veil of Credentials
I’m starting to think that credentials don’t matter in the slightest. … Attaining my PMP credential was a fairly simple exercise in memorization and doing enough practice tests. It is difficult, don’t get me wrong, but the act of getting a PMP is a completely different skill set than being an excellent project manager.
Life IS The Journey
Life isn’t a race to get to a blissful future, life is the difficulties it took to get there. It’s the twists, turns, losses, loves, highs, lows that we encounter along the way.
Do These Things If You Want To Get Promoted
Want to get noticed at work? Do you want to be top of mind when a promotion opportunity opens up? … Here’s a couple things you can do to increase your chances of career success (whatever that means to you).
There is Hope for your Finances
It seems overwhelming, and in the beginning it always is. But, I’m here to tell you it can be done! … You are not who you will be in 5 years. You CAN make the big decisions to change your financial trajectory. I believe in you.
You’re Tired and Worn Out? You’re in Good Company
Everything great that was ever achieved was achieved by someone who was tired. Every single one of them chose to show up when they didn’t want to. They chose to give their all when all they wanted was a nap. What separates truly exceptional people from the regular Joes is a commitment to executing a plan, no matter how tired they are.
Josh Newman 