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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch your own business. Maybe you want to escape the rat race and find peace in simple living. Maybe you want to improve your health. Whatever your dream is, it is valid!
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Dreams without action are just dreams. But taking action doesn’t necessarily mean quitting your job and burning the ocean. Small steps matter. It is the ability to plug away consistently at something over time that is the key. Small steps add up. You’ll get there!
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If you keep building slowly and consistently with passion each day, adding value that matters to you, then the growth will take care of itself. The keys to achieving success are patience and avoiding complacency.
Billionaire to Bust?
Success often breeds ambition, which can lead to overreach when left unchecked.
The idea that pushing too far eventually catches up with individuals and businesses has been repeated throughout history.
Overreach can manifest in different ways: expanding a business too quickly, entering industries without sufficient expertise, or misusing power, which alienates supporters.
Over time, what starts as bold ambition can turn into a self-destructive force.
In modern times, a prime example is Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who has built some of the most transformative companies of the 21st century.
Yet, despite his achievements, Musk has also become a polarising figure.
His tendency to overextend himself in business and his use of personal influence has created a significant backlash that threatens his empire.
The Sun Doesn’t Rise Because The Rooster Crows
Humans are natural storytellers, and the ability to draw connections is at the heart of storytelling.
When we see two events happen in sequence, we instinctively create a narrative to link them. This capacity has helped us survive, adapt, and innovate.
But as helpful as this instinct is, it can also mislead us.
Not everything is connected, and failing to recognise this has led to erroneous decisions in both personal and business life.
A classic illustration of this flawed reasoning comes from an old tale: the rooster crows and the sun rises. It doesn’t take much to see how the rooster might start believing its crowing causes the sunrise.
Of course, the sun will rise whether or not the rooster crows. Yet humans, despite our supposed superior intelligence, often fall prey to the same kind of misjudgment.
Let’s explore why we do this, how it manifests in the real world, and how we can avoid these pitfalls.
Are You Predictably Irrational?
If you randomly ask several strangers how rational they think they are, what do you think their response would be?
What would your response be?
Most people believe they are reasonably rational human beings.
However, in “Predictably Irrational”, American professor and author Dan Ariely challenges the long-standing belief that humans are fundamentally rational beings who make decisions in their best interest.
Instead, through a series of fascinating experiments and real-world examples, he reveals that we’re anything but rational.
As he shows, our decisions are shaped by invisible forces—cognitive biases and emotions—that consistently lead us astray.
What makes these irrational behaviours even more intriguing is their predictability. We tend to make the same errors repeatedly under similar circumstances.
Rules Worth Breaking
Rules are the bedrock of societal functioning.
They create order, predictability, and a framework within which we can operate harmoniously.
From the laws that govern nations to the rules we set in our homes, these guidelines help us navigate life more smoothly and safely. Rules ensure fairness, protect rights, and maintain a level of decorum that makes communal living possible.
Most rules are designed with good intentions; generally speaking, following them is advisable.
They often stem from collective wisdom and experience, providing a tested path to achieving specific outcomes. Rules like "don't steal" or "pay your taxes" are fundamental to the functioning of a just society.
However, not all rules are sacrosanct.
Here are some rules worth breaking, even if it goes against what we've been taught …
Why You Are Guaranteed To Get Your Ass Kicked
A famous quote by the 26th US president, Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, often gets tossed around when discussing courage and perseverance.
It's from a speech he gave in 1910, called "Citizenship in a Republic," but most people remember it as "The Man in the Arena."
He says:
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error … “
We live in a world of critics—people who love pointing out our mistakes and delight in telling us how we could have done things better.
But the truth is that those critics don't count.
To Live is to Choose
"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there." - Kofi Annan
On this winding, sometimes bumpy road we call life, our ability to navigate through or around some of the obstacles and potholes can be challenging.
If you're anything like me, you've probably found yourself standing at life's crossroads more than once, agonising over which path to take.