Week 14 

11/14/16 - 11/20/16 

Bel Pesce - 5 ways to kill your dreams

1. believe in overnight success
What a great point! I never thought about that! It's not that the work required is minimum, it's the moment of breakthrough- when someone FINALLY gets validated for the work they have been doing all along, that only last a brief moment. It seems then, what we think of as overnight success is actually overnight Recognition. 
      "your overnight success story is always the result of everything you have done in you life"  

2. believe someone else will have answers for you
This an excellent reminder. It reminds me of another fascinating ted talk that discussed when to use experts and when not to- DEFINITELY worth watching! 

3. settle 
"but okay is never okay" - LOVED this- I can certainly relate to that centiment - I think when a person passively settles for something bland when they have an option for a much more exciting life, as a sign that they gave up on themselves. 

4. blame others 
Blaming others for my discomfort is useless - it wont get me what I want for 2 reasons: 1. only I can fix my own discomfort and 2 ) why would anyone even Want to fix my problems if I'm blaming them? Blaming others has only one outcome- a standstill.  

5. dont forget the big picture
this makes me think of John Lennon - "life is what happens when you're busy making plans"
it is just TOO easy to get wrapped inside my own head - and then the problems always seem so much bigger than they are. For me, the best fix to feeling overhwelmed is meditating and it's so ironic that even in meditation, there are times when I get so fixated on something that I begin to cause my own discomfort. and the answer is always the same - just sit and breathe. until it all makes sense. lol