Morning Journal

In today’s session we discuss declaring your focus and embracing constraints.

The Prompts

What am I focused on right now?

What constraints am I willing to embrace?

PS Sometimes it is worthwhile to state the obvious.

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Today we talk about productive failure, trusting ourselves, and trusting the process.

Today’s Prompts

What was my most recent, productive failure?

Today I trust myself to ___________

P.S. Growth requires moving through “I don’t want to do this now” towards “This is just what I do now.”

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We talked about raising our standards and making at least one wise decision today.

Today’s Prompts

What would I be stronger without?

In what area of our life do I choose to raise my standards?

What is one wise decision I can make today?

PS If you stay ready you don’t have to get ready

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This session is about growth—the evidence of our growth to this point and the potential for growth in the future.

Today’s Prompts

What is possible for me today that did not seem possible before 3/5/10 years?

What do I intend to accomplish that is challenging and significant?

PS. Sign up for an adventure

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In today’s session we talked about how we make ourselves through what we make, and the value of doing difficult things.

Today’s Prompts

What am I making and what is it making of me?

How can I enjoy how long it takes?

PS. If it were easy, everyone would do it.

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In today’s session we explore sacrifice and letting go of perfectionism. We then talk about displacement and the people, places, and things that feel like home.

Today’s Prompts

How do I make myself at home?

When I think of home…

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In today’s session we consider the beauty that is within our sight and how important it is to view things from the right perspective to fully appreciate them.

Today’s Prompts

What is the most beautiful thing I can see from where I sit?

Who has been my best teacher? What did I learn from them?

What can I teach?

PS. “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”

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In today conversation we discuss the what we miss about who we used to be and what excites us about who we are becoming.

Today’s Prompts

What do I miss about the person I once was?

What excites me about the person I am becoming?

PS. Version Control Pt.1 seems like a lifetime ago.

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Today we discuss how noticing physical objects can be a path to mindfulness and some of internal obstacles to growth.

Today’s Prompts

What have I learned that I have yet to put into practice?

What am I resisting that would improve my life if I allowed it?

What am I in the process of outgrowing?

PS. Setbacks are a part of the process.

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In this session we discuss preemptive gratitude; recognizing that we may not yet have the perspective to see the good in challenging circumstance. We then examine the “set pieces” that we build our days around—the habits and routines that we follow consistently, and we consider where they might be leading us.

Today’s Prompts

I am grateful for…

What are the most stable and consistent aspect of my daily life?

Where is my momentum taking me?

P.S. Be careful with the phrase might as well. You don’t have to chase your losses.

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