Author: jrlsage

I’ve been meditating for 22 days straight.

During the day , I’m alert, I’m managing my emotions, and in high spirits.

All of that doesn’t matter when I begin my practice – meditation is still a struggle. I’m constantly thinking about things, or my phone, or some event.

Yet, even if I only do a minute or two I get that result during the next day (I mediate at night).

It’s been a great reminder of the following idea: medicine doesn’t taste good, but you don’t take it for the taste.

You have to have a place where you practice and a place where you perform.

I wasted a lot of time not being critiqued because I wanted to keep my work to myself. I paid a heavy price not being prepared because I didn’t practice.

Confidence. We all could use a little more of it. The good news is there are plenty of places that give us that opportunity. One is as close as your bed.

In fact, it is.

As Admiral William Mcraven said in his famous commencement speech, making your bed is a key way to get confidence and start your day off on a positive note.

Take the two minutes and do it. Tell us the results :-).

Don’t get this confused, the map is not the territory. Just because you say water doesn’t mean you are having a drink. Just because you said you were going to finish that sprint doesn’t mean it was done.

People don’t leave their jobs, they leave their bosses. Sometimes it doesn’t matter what the perks are or how much you pay people, if they don’t feel like they are being heard, they are already one foot out the door. So how do you change that? Well, a cup of coffee can’t hurt.

Motivation driven by an external force (even this video) is a “rookie move.” Showing up, day in and day out is hard, but if you plan on building your skill, any skill, getting the discipline to go forward is the way to go.

I’m almost 8 months into my career at Informed, and I am just getting settled.

I’ve been practicing spanish every day for the last two months and it’s just starting to make sense.

I’ve had a meditation practice for a few weeks and the time is starting to feel less like a chore.

Patience is a virtue.

Most of the time, it just takes time.

I get a lot out of rituals.

After building them, they become a sense of comfort and normalcy in hectic times.

It helps me understand religion, at least in this sense: Teaching people ritual can bring them comfort. You can settle them down to listen to “the good word” when they are comfortable.

Worth stealing, because when you aren’t listening to someone else, but yourself AND you choose which rituals you follow, you become self-determined.

The self-determined move mountains.

Trust isn’t necessary to move things forward, but you won’t be moving forward efficiently. 

The lack of psychological safety is energy intensive – and it’s definitely enough to understand if the endeavor is worth it anyway.

It usually isn’t.