The Fear Of Missing Out
It’s always available and you’re always right: there is indeed something else going on that is better, more exciting, more stimulating than what you are currently doing.
Something that’s always available and you always get to be right about can be a pretty tough offer to pass up. It’s ever present fuel.
But I don’t think it’s the type of fuel you were hoping for.
In all that fear of missing out, what actually gets missed is the beauty of happening now.
The Gift Of The Last Step
The last step on to the stage.
That last step does something, gives you something, uncovers something unlike any other step.
The last step from the dark into the spotlight, admitting you want to be up there, that you have the nerve to put on a show. It’s a mind warp.
What a gift. And the last step isn’t look for a thank-you, it just wants you to go out there and deliver.
»» The Coldplay documentary is still streaming on Amazon Prime and right towards the beginning see if you catch what Chris Martin does on the last step getting on stage.
Distracted By Caring About
Enjoy The Day
When you sit down to write, to be creative and you get something good, something you like…just enjoy it for the day. No need to rush to show everyone right away. Because if you show someone and they shrug their shoulders, now your day is ruined.
And you should simply enjoy the good feeling for a day. You’ve earned it.
Wait until the next day to pass it around and see if it holds up.
This and a lot more from Jerry Seinfeld on The Tim Ferris Show.
Synchronized Swimming
It’s hard to be a stand out synchronized swimmer.
Standing out isn’t the point of synchronized swimming.
The point is to be exactly like everyone else. That’s how you win.
But for everyone else, it’s not about being exactly like everyone on the team but rather sharing the same vision and using your differences, individual strengths and sharp edges to keep moving together.