All my teachers were gone, now it was up to me to impersonate them & reign in defiant youths. Big boots to fill for an introverted accountant that's always been told he needs to, "come out of his shell." I felt insecure & inadequate.
Work, school, work, school. I got blown off by my professor as being nothing special because I wasn't. I was in a premature rat race where I put in 100% of my efforts towards meeting obligations and 0% towards going after dreams.
You're defining moments are often hidden away in mundane archives. So how can you instill change into the world without first examining yourself in the mirror?
Below are my personal notes of As A Man Thinketh. These highlights were what I used to write my personal development book, Wiser Next Week, a condensation of many different self improvement books Character: What is our experience of life, but the sum total of our thoughts over time? We literally are our thoughtsYou are the … Continue reading As A Man Thinketh: Ultra Condensed Cliffnotes #20
When you're always right, the expectation is that you'll continue being right. And that need to be the smart guy (gal) who's always right blinds you.
Making the move away from Corporate America and jumping into the vast unknown has been the best decision I've ever made in my life. I've learned more by doing rather then years sitting in a classroom (or standing in an office).
The practical choice ain't always the right choice, but that's the choice I made in high school.
