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Courage to Change: Overcoming Limitations (#001)
The story of struggle is universal. In fact, even President Franklin D. Roosevelt remarked that obstacles make for a better character. He once said, “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”. James Park, Experience and Marketing Lead at Coder School, talks about finding happiness and how to deal with things that are outside your control. He shares his take on finding the right perspective, making your choices, and dealing with anger.
Listen to him as he shares what he learned from reading The Courage to be Disliked, an inspiring read that encourages readers to develop the courage to change and to overcome limitations.
Key Takeaways:- It’s not about getting to a point where there’s no struggle. You’ll always encounter hardships, regardless of where you are in life. It’s about changing your perspective about how you see these struggles.
- The entrepreneurship journey is a paradox of things that happen that are out of your control and choosing what happens next. This means choosing to improve, changing your techniques, and how you do things.
Understanding that Struggle is a Part of Life
[00:02:37] "No matter where you are in life, there's going to be pain and struggles. And, I've been slowly piecing that together over the years. That it's not about getting to a place where there is no struggle. There is no pain. Life is not going to let that happen. It's normal to think that the struggle and pain, no matter where you are in your life — whether you're the top 1% in the world, having all the money, or like all the way on the other spectrum, pain and struggle are always going to be there."
Thoughts on Accepting responsibility for Your Choices
[00:07:24] "I really think that you have to understand that the choice is yours. And I think then we run into, like a paradox of choice —of having so many choices and then being indecisive because of that reason. But all that aside, all the other self-help, improvement, the techniques, morning rituals, how you wake up, or what you eat. Like all that aside, I think once you accept the concept, that the decision is mine, your viewpoint for everything changes."
On Treating Anger Like a Tool that You Can Choose to Use Or Not
[00:13:19] "And once you realize it's like that, emotions or feelings are something that you can pull out, it becomes very different. Then you have a second to almost decide whether or not you want to act out on your anger. And maybe you decide to just say, this person needs to hear that they're being an asshole for stealing your parking spot. You know, but that's a decision. You can decide to do that. So, without your tool of being angry, just so you can voice your negative opinion about this person because you want to tell them if they screwed up."
- The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
- James Park on LinkedIn
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The story of struggle is universal. In fact, even President Franklin D. Roosevelt remarked that obstacles make for a better character. He once said, “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”. James Park, Experience and Marketing Lead at Coder School, talks about finding happiness and how to deal with things that are outside your control. He shares his take on finding the right perspective, making your choices, and dealing with anger.
Listen to him as he shares what he learned from reading The Courage to be Disliked, an inspiring read that encourages readers to develop the courage to change and to overcome limitations.
Key Takeaways:- It’s not about getting to a point where there’s no struggle. You’ll always encounter hardships, regardless of where you are in life. It’s about changing your perspective about how you see these struggles.
- The entrepreneurship journey is a paradox of things that happen that are out of your control and choosing what happens next. This means choosing to improve, changing your techniques, and how you do things.
Understanding that Struggle is a Part of Life
[00:02:37] "No matter where you are in life, there's going to be pain and struggles. And, I've been slowly piecing that together over the years. That it's not about getting to a place where there is no struggle. There is no pain. Life is not going to let that happen. It's normal to think that the struggle and pain, no matter where you are in your life — whether you're the top 1% in the world, having all the money, or like all the way on the other spectrum, pain and struggle are always going to be there."
Thoughts on Accepting responsibility for Your Choices
[00:07:24] "I really think that you have to understand that the choice is yours. And I think then we run into, like a paradox of choice —of having so many choices and then being indecisive because of that reason. But all that aside, all the other self-help, improvement, the techniques, morning rituals, how you wake up, or what you eat. Like all that aside, I think once you accept the concept, that the decision is mine, your viewpoint for everything changes."
On Treating Anger Like a Tool that You Can Choose to Use Or Not
[00:13:19] "And once you realize it's like that, emotions or feelings are something that you can pull out, it becomes very different. Then you have a second to almost decide whether or not you want to act out on your anger. And maybe you decide to just say, this person needs to hear that they're being an asshole for stealing your parking spot. You know, but that's a decision. You can decide to do that. So, without your tool of being angry, just so you can voice your negative opinion about this person because you want to tell them if they screwed up."
- The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
- James Park on LinkedIn