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Trust your gut but don't ask it to speak

Have you ever had a decision to make and didn’t trust your gut and regretted it later? According to the book, “Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life” by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, the best decision-making part of the brain is in the old brain and it has no connection to the part of your brain that controls vocabulary! The decision making part of the brain is connected to your guts. IE: a gut decision is a real thing.

High Attention, Low Attachment

Is there something in your life you really want? Here’s a liberating approach that blends control and surrender and comes from author Jack Canfield. He talks of the idea of “High attention but low attachment to desired outcome. Say to yourself, “I’m focused on doing this in hopes of ________ or something better.”

Faith, GoalsJordan ManessDecember 29, 2020Goals, Intentionb, Intention, Jack Canfield, Surrender, Focus

The tighter you grip, the less fun you have

Anyone ever told you you’re a little uptight? Perhaps you have a tight grip on life in an attempt to control life and avoid problems. Author Robert A. Glover would point out the fundamental flaw in that approach. “Life cannot be problem-free. Instead, recognize the goal of living a life of INTEGRITY and ENJOYING THE WILD RIDE. Control is an illusion. Let go and let life happen.”