Often, communication is about context. The same words, spoken at different times, mean different things to different people.
It is the role of the communicator to fill in the gaps to help the other person understand.
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It is said that, in order to be great one day, you will be awful at the beginning. If you are patient enough at the start, and come back for more, the reps build up.
Every brick counts. As you lay yours now, take time to appreciate the win, for it might be tough to stay motivated for a distant goal of finishing what you are building.
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When there are deadlines to meet, things to do, it can be hard to take a break. And yet, it is necessary.
It is a chance to refresh, focus on something else, and be back at your best. Sometimes, in order to move forward, the best thing to do is to take a break.
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We are always forecasting, from judging the speed of oncoming vehicles as you navigate your way, planning our day to day activities, to planning for retirement.
In doing this, we might rely on trends from the past. The trends tells us a good story about the past, while smoothing out the bumps and valleys. It also gives us the false confidence that the conditions of today will prevail tomorrow. That we will not be more innovative than we are today, or that there won’t be new stumbling blocks.
Sometimes, though, the bumps and the valleys might reveal more about the future than the overall trend. Like the past, the future is seldom a force-fitted graph.
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I had a hard workout this morning. What was intended to be an easy run, went on for twice the intended time at a faster pace. Instead of feeling good after the run, I was deflated.
This reinforced the value of knowing when to stop. While it is critical to push through the limits and challenge yourself, it is important to listen to the mental and physical signals.
A push today should not negate the gains and cancel the next workout. Finish when you’re ahead, and still feel like there is more to give. Improvement is a journey, not an event.
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