Category: Start
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Writers write.
Today is a day when my mind is struggling to focus. I have a lot of things on my mind. Work, family, health, budget, coffee—always coffee. And at the prospect of opening up my computer to write this morning, I almost just couldn’t do it. The worries of life, and what’s going on at this…
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The danger of the mundane.
Our brains are a muscle, and as all muscles, unless we work them out, they atrophy. The difference between our biceps and are brain, is that our brain is always working out. You can go a lifetime without ever doing a bicep curl, of course, if you use your arm in any small motion, you’ll…
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Start small.
Whenever we’re starting something new, we need to start small. Engaging in the process of learning must begin with the first step. None of this is profound. Except, it’s a good reminder because I don’t build my habits, pursue my goals, work towards a result because I’m still thinking too big. I’m reading a book…
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Learning: Making new pathways.
When you hear, “The opportunity to learn something new.” What’s your reaction? What do you think about when you’re faced with something, an event, knowledge, a viewpoint, perspective that you’ve never seen, heard, touched, known before? Are you scared? Are you hopeful? Do you get excited at the prospect of learning something new? Did you…
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Reading with a pen.
By Danny Porter Did you know it’s okay to write in books? No, not books that you don’t own. But the books you do own. You can write in them. Why would you do that? Why do I do that? I write in my books because I can tend to forget a couple months later…
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The tension that moves us.
By Danny Porter It’s easier not to grow. I’m not talking about how our bodies grow. For the fist 18-25 years of our life, there’s just about nothing that can stop our bodies from growing. And if you think otherwise, go and ask any family with kids. I have 4, ranging from 3 to 10…
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Mindset of a reader.
By Danny Porter There are just too many books. That might sound weird coming from someone who is working on building his skill of writing. Not just to write a blog, but to build towards putting together enough valuable content and words to put together a book someday. But I’m talking about reading. There are…
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The Resolution to Learn
It’s January 2nd. Day 2 of 2023. Only 363 more days to go. To what? What will the end of 2023 look like for you. Woah, slow down, you might say, we only just begun. Give me a break, it’s only Monday morning. I haven’t even been into the office this year yet. Me neither.…
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The necessities of an ox.
There’s a Hebrew proverb that says: “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.” What is your reaction to the comment, “Messiness is necessary for growth.” How does that make you feel? Do you agree? Do you disagree? If a situation is messy, at…
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Prepare for success
Do the work anyways. We’re in the process of growing in leadership. That’s what we’re doing—starting where we’re at, and growing into the leaders we can be. We’re growing into the leaders our people will need us to be in the future. So do the work anyways. What does that mean, do the work anyways? …
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