We are kept from our goal,
not by obstacles,
but by a clear path to a lesser goal.
Directive: Quit the life of Temptation.
Put your heart in it.
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Excellence is not optional. Do it right. Act with integrity. Always. Why? How you do one thing is how you do everything.
“A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.” – JRR Tolkien
The means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
“I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek. I have tried to make clear that it is wrong to use immoral means to attain moral ends. But now I must affirm that it is just as wrong, or perhaps even more so, to use moral means to preserve immoral ends.” – Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail
Integrity is the essence of everything successful. – R. Buckminster Fuller
Don’t runaway. Face fears head-on. Use not just your head, but your heart.
Dhṛiti (determination) is the inner strength of our mind and intellect to persevere on our path despite difficulties and obstacles. Dhṛiti is what keeps our vision focused toward the goal, and mobilizes the latent powers of the body, mind, and intellect to overcome apparently insurmountable impasses on the journey. ~ https://www.holy-bhagavad-gita.org/chapter/18/verse/33
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens. ― Carl Jung.
Dojo mindset, perform the task to best of abilities without expectations or attachment to an outcome.
THINK: 1% better everyday, compounding effect, what progress really looks like, for long term things…
Consider Buffet: Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.